Tag: family

It Wasn’t Fun No More

Two audio stories from a woman's experience of addiction, family, and homelessness 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...
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Because I Can Forgive

“I can understand him so much more now as an adult but as a child it was very hurtful.” Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Because I Can Forgive Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Because I Can Forgive So...
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Immutable Fact

"I'm a man. I'm a trans man. I also want to do gender the way, like butch lesbians do." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Immutable Fact Transcript for Immutable Fact So I grew up in Wisconsin in a suburb...
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Enamored With These Beautiful, Young Faces

“It takes a lot for our hearts and our minds and our eyes to get there, where we start viewing groups that look different than us not as groups but as individuals.” [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/105906684" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]...
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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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My Father Had to Take on Two Jobs

"It made me feel bad to have to ask him for support." http://youtu.be/C1eZYXJ64RE Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions The speaker tells us that her family moved...
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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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Neither Mexican Nor American

"More importantly than bilingual in my mind is bicultural." http://youtu.be/8ttJCorG4ho 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...
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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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