family
Enamored With These Beautiful, Young Faces
“It takes a lot for our hearts and our minds and our eyes to get there, where we start viewing groups that look different than us not as groups but as individuals.” [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/105906684" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]...
Curious In A Very Positive Way
"I love that my older daughter makes reference to her friend, Regina, as brown." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/105945992" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflecti.. Clarifying...
My Father Had to Take on Two Jobs
"It made me feel bad to have to ask him for support." http://youtu.be/C1eZYXJ64RE Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions The speaker tells us that her family moved...
First Generation
"I never knew I was illegal." http://youtu.be/9UDQ_AbzXHE Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What do we learn about the storyteller’s family? How does the storyteller...
Neither Mexican Nor American
"More importantly than bilingual in my mind is bicultural." http://youtu.be/8ttJCorG4ho Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for...
We Are a Unit
"American parents say, 'Be independent.' Mexican parents say, 'You're staying home.'" http://youtu.be/GK25mx6ZWSo Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions How does the speaker describe the difference between an...
Because I Changed My Style
"I used to be a stereotypical girl." http://youtu.be/IXa_96Q9HIs Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.)...
Words Have a Lot of Power
"How I make meaning in this world goes back to where I grew up." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcsZ3cUofQ Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to...
As Far As I’ve Gotten
"My Hindu friends say I'm a Hindu... my black friends call me 'sistah...' So, no, I don't identify with white." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/179536516" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where?...