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The Concerned Latins Organization

“And they really—under the umbrella of education, housing, and employment—try to confront a lot of the discrimination and issues that the community has faced in the region.” https://youtu.be/Cu_sVNwrMyU Historian Emiliano Aguilar, doctoral student Northwestern University Transcript for The Concerned Latins...
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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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Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone

"I just walked into a school filled with rich kids that don't have to work for anything." https://youtu.be/jgdf-pUkoto Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What are...
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People Get Scared

"It feels very human nature to me, but I think it's wrong." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/48716956" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would...
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Butting Heads

“At first, that seemed to be something that would be totally contradictory to everything I ever believed...” [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/48841682" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom?...
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Almost Like a War Cry

"On one level, it was intimidating; on another, it was curious." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/61899169" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions Why does...
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Culture Shock

"It's not like faces, you know, you don't have like faces around you." https://youtu.be/G69Ix9nM6JU For an extended version of this story, see below. Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection....
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We Had to School Them

"They didn't understand the whole concept of why you have to travel all the way to Gary just to get your hair cut." https://youtu.be/6BCo2zHUO9Y Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions...
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Rah Rah Guy

"You should always be willing to let someone else in--if you trust them." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96778898" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions...
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