religion

The Power of Education

"I think she expected me to come home and you know, be a doctor and open up a clinic somewhere. She didn't expect me to come back and challenge her religion." https://youtu.be/4zgIxCLP1zk Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for The Power...
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Never Felt Pressured to Wear It

"I don’t always like to make my identity so easy for people." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Never Felt Pressured To Wear It Edited by Rebecca Werner Transcript for Never Felt Pressured to...
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Not at the Expense of Being Myself

“...they wanted to fit in… they loved the idea of community… I mean, I think everybody wants that sense of belonging.” Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Not at the Expense of Being...
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Connective Tissue

"...that was fascinating, having a process where I feel I really met those actors and that creative team and really shared something with them. But I’ve never met them in real life." Welcome Project...
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War Zone

"...there’s a legacy around the capacity to stand one’s own ground and say, 'No, this is who we are. And this is what we stand for. And this is what we can do.'" Welcome...
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I Belong in Art

"Most of my childhood that I actually really remember is in the United States, so I am still struggling to find a home." https://youtu.be/Qiz3VTNTBOU Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for I Belong in Art I think if I was a...
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Assimilating to a New Culture

"I think one of the greatest things about coming into a new culture and assimilating to it is the fact that you actually understand your culture better." https://youtu.be/gZZSmye9Nng Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Assimilating to a New Culture I...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

“That duality of culture…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkmNlzIuJfs Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division, Indiana Historical Society. Transcript for Our Lady of Guadalupe Church I feel like the Irish or the Eastern European, like, Slovaks, the Croatian, the Hungarians –...
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Pick Up That Slack

“The tradition of the mutual aid society dates all the way back to the earliest days of the Mexican colonies in Indiana Harbor and Gary, Indiana.” https://youtu.be/QH9lQD9OTSc Historian Emiliano Aguilar, doctoral student Northwestern University Transcript for Pick Up That Slack...
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