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Gary Made Me

November 30, 2020
"I always want to make my city proud." https://youtu.be/J28TV88EKQs Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella...
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I Belong in Art

November 16, 2020
"Most of my childhood that I actually really remember is in the United States, so...
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Fascinated by the Steelmills

November 15, 2020
"It was really something, it was kind of like the movies!" https://youtu.be/XoK_wLuWcDY Edited by Welcome...
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Outside In Instead of Inside Out

November 9, 2020
“The same very people who left... need to step up and help fix the issues.”...
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Assimilating to a New Culture

November 2, 2020
"I think one of the greatest things about coming into a new culture and assimilating...
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The Concerned Latins Organization

October 6, 2020
“And they really—under the umbrella of education, housing, and employment—try to confront a lot of...
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In This Community

September 29, 2020
“If I wasn’t at home or at school, I was in East Chicago hanging out...
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Repatriation Movement

September 22, 2020
“From 1929 to 1939 the United States and communities across the United States engaged in...
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Block and Pennsy

September 15, 2020
“These communities have been erased.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhIZBN0-c4k Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, Multicultural Collections Coordinator, Library and Archives Division,...