socioeconomic
Repatriation Movement
“From 1929 to 1939 the United States and communities across the United States engaged in a repatriation movement of Mexican nationals.” https://youtu.be/2Sgh9lqLFyY Historian Emiliano Aguilar, doctoral student Northwestern University Transcript for Repatriation Movement So from 1929 to 1939 the United...
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...
We Were Them
"Wow, it happened to me, it could happen to anybody." https://youtu.be/YGckaMKC6as 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 Porter...
Tailspin
"Her income changed just the slightest bit and… it just kicked the underpinnings right out from under us." https://youtu.be/RRFIHGIlZvI This story is from the Invisible Project, a collaboration between the Welcome Project and Porter County Coalition for Affordable Housing, Housing...
Seeking Some Level of Normalcy
"Just because you’re homeless doesn’t mean you have to surrender humanity." https://youtu.be/hbGCA-hI7to 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...
Mexican Colonies
"You have a delightful mix of people starting over fresh and I think the notion was that, 'We are Mexican. We will always be Mexican first and maybe American second.'" https://youtu.be/Uq-zxxkV8m8 Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division,...
The Other Side of Life
"Had it not been for this gentleman here, I would have much easier graduated from reform school than high school."
Produced by Rich Elliott with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose...
Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost
"We saw the writing on the wall, we knew it was coming."
Produced by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Bethlehem Gave Up the Ghost Bethlehem Steel's a conglomeration of other steel plants that were...
Getting Rich for My Blood
“It’s just changed. It’s a bigger town feeling than it used to be.”
Edited by Rich Elliott. Transcript for Getting Rich for My Blood Living in Valpo’s been great. My kids were able...