Tag: family
Roof Over Your Head
"You want to know you have a place where your kids can come." 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,...
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...
Travel Bug
“These interpersonal relations are the ones that are really the most meaningful.” https://youtu.be/8TIQ0ZQJrqw Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Travel Bug I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, although I was born in Wabasha, Minnesota, and the family moved to...
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...
I Wanted More for My Kid
"As a parent, sometimes you just overthink things." https://youtu.be/IZWpVm4tboA Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for I Wanted More for My Kid The reason why I originally moved to Schererville is because, one reason was that, you know,...
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...
Divorce Themselves from Gary
"We had this huge exodus and the population went from majority white to majority black."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Divorce Themselves from Gary Edited by Rebecca Warner. Transcript for Divorce Themselves from...
How Did This Happen?
"That whole transition from having a nice house to being homeless – it was a shock."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · How Did This Happen? Edited by Amanda Yonushatis. Transcript for How Did This...
Very White-Looking
"I remember having to make a distinct choice of who I was going to hang out with."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Very White-Looking Edited by Nick Ladeau Transcript for Very White-Looking So...