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What Shall We Call You?

"There is ignorance on both sides." http://youtu.be/3GR7dPyQGYs 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.) Please...
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The Race Card

"Just be human." http://youtu.be/d36YmVSUPLc 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.) Please email your questions to...
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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...
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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...
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Trying to Find Friends in Our Neighborhood

"They had to sneak to the park to play with us." Warning: story contains racial slurs. http://youtu.be/LRxcLAizkd4   Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose?...
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Totally Safe Unless You’re Brown

"When he would come visit me, we would never leave campus." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/135594683" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true" 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 What does the...
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A Turbulent Time

"Fear is a very poor motivator." http://youtu.be/zpJdCO4Ziec 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.) Please...
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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...
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You’ve Never Lived in Those Shoes

"When you're black, that's one thing against you, but when you're from Gary..." http://youtu.be/nwS0p9kCXoA   Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What makes the speaker wonder what she's...
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