geographical region

I Know Dirt

"I'm not living in any subdivision, never." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Listen Up! I Know Dirt Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for I Know Dirt I grew up in a very rural area of northern Wisconsin. And farming...
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Divorce Themselves from Gary

"We had this huge exodus and the population went from majority white to majority black." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Divorce Themselves from Gary Edited by Rebecca Warner. Transcript for Divorce Themselves from...
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How Did This Happen?

"That whole transition from having a nice house to being homeless – it was a shock." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · How Did This Happen? Edited by Amanda Yonushatis. Transcript for How Did This...
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Every Day Is Questionable

"Living in your car... it's not a home." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Every Day Is Questionable Story by Connor O'Hagin. Edited by Amanda Yonushatis. Transcript for Every Day Is Questionable I don't’...
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To Have a Yacht in Valpo

"Today and tomorrow are going to be frigid – zero degrees again." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · To Have a Yacht in Valpo Story by Eric Beaubreau. Edited by Amanda Yonushatis. Transcript for...
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Becoming a Teacher

“I did not want to be used as the token Latin.” https://youtu.be/FxgNfNzUQVU Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Becoming a Teacher In the fall of 1960, I went to IU and studied education. And I did some work at Indiana...
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Starting to Change

"As I got older…my freedom to be outside was definitely different." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Starting To Change Edited by Olivia Brown Transcript for Started to Change I live in Northwest Indiana...
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Some of the Best Ground in the World

"Nowadays, most of these farms have ripped all the fences out and they can take the 40-acre fields and they make them into 200 and 300." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Some of...
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The Region Is a Puzzle

"That's a really big catalyst for the competition that we see in the region – because everybody's so close together, they don't want to be associated with the other one." Welcome Project at Valparaiso...
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