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It Wasn’t Fun No More
Two audio stories from a woman's experience of addiction, family, and homelessness This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing Opportunities, Gabriel's Horn, Dayspring Women's Center, and...
Because I Can Forgive
“I can understand him so much more now as an adult but as a child it was very hurtful.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Because I Can Forgive Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Because I Can Forgive So...
Immutable Fact
"I'm a man. I'm a trans man. I also want to do gender the way, like butch lesbians do." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Immutable Fact Transcript for Immutable Fact So I grew up in Wisconsin in a suburb...
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...