Tag: national origin
Act of Hospitality
"I would teach him something so when he encountered with people from my community, he or she would never get shocked or surprised by my people." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139389175" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to...
Because I Changed My Style
"I used to be a stereotypical girl." http://youtu.be/IXa_96Q9HIs 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 one approach.)...
My Ties Are Through That
"There isn't a single Syrian family that has not had to deal with loss in Syria..., but humanity in general should be worried." THIS STORY INCLUDES SOME MATERIAL THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR SENSITIVE LISTENERS. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171292633" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"...
A Comfort Thing
"I don’t know if it’s really a race thing so much as a cultural difference." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183647570" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of...
Me Coming Home
"...the Mexican-American community in the United States – it wasn't really taught in high school." https://youtu.be/7RlvTsqhRMc Transcript for Me Coming Home That’s another mentality, too. Growing up in East Chicago, everyone wanted to know where you were. And you always...
Not Newcomers
“The Latinx communities have been instrumental both as workers, as community members, as beacons of cultural institutions.” https://youtu.be/e6MJyMrmovA Historian Emiliano Aguilar, doctoral student Northwestern University Transcript for Not Newcomers I think one of the most important things to know about...
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...
International Education at Valparaiso University – An Oral History
“The goal was always to get more students here and get more of our students to go abroad.” The following stories, edited by Nick Ladeau, offer a portrait of how international education was established and developed at Valparaiso University. Study...