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To Germany and Back
“It really makes you a woman and makes you responsible.” https://youtu.be/dlkbwnbk_Eg Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for To Germany and Back I graduated from Froebel High School, and my intention was not to go anyplace. I wanted to go to...
The Neighborhood
“Nobody ever said, ‘Hey, you're a Mexican,’ or ‘Hey, you're an Italian’ or anything like that.” https://youtu.be/7BOiw-b2e28 Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for The Neighborhood Did he ever suffer any discrimination? I don't know. Because I was a kid and...
Where Is Everybody Running Away To?
"The potential in Gary was and still is tremendous." https://youtu.be/1fe8Ys1iFbs Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for Where Is Everyone Running Away To? Everything was changing so fast. It was changing too fast. Everybody can adjust to change,...
Settling in Gary
“So my dad said, ‘Well, you know what, I don't have to live here.’” https://youtu.be/lqzgHtCUCRc Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Settling in Gary My dad left, he ran away from his father, at the age of thirteen. He left...
School Days
“I was the only Caucasian in the whole class.” https://youtu.be/mTwEuRca1Eo Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for School Days I went to Froebel School, kindergarten, in about 1948. My kindergarten class was basically all white. I had Mrs. Reising for a...
Eliminated by Technology
"It was really a grim reaper for jobs...sweeping away thousands at one time." https://youtu.be/IbKKKL2BH4M Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for Eliminated by Technology First time I went in the steel mill was 1969. I came home from...
We Don’t Make Excuses
"We don't ever want the kids to be able to say we weren't there." https://youtu.be/MsGxtfUb9Kw Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for We Don't Make Excuses I kind of feel like today the school is not the community...
The Patch
"Anybody who was not well-connected, you go to the Patch." https://youtu.be/ppzO37KeKCg Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for The Patch My grandmother, my mother’s mother, was a twin. And they left Poland and they didn’t speak English. They...
I’m Terrible at Being Angry
"These were fifth graders, I don't think they really mean to be racist. They're probably just trying to get a laugh." https://youtu.be/zSuaJlim8Ss Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for I'm Terrible at Being Angry I don't think they really saw me...