Tag: national origin

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%"...
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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.)...
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Getting Used to It

"It was strange to see men and women sitting with each other, discussing economics, politics, sports." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139388005" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
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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...
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I Don’t Believe in Borders

"The more I learn about other people, the more the obstacles fall between us." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136914910" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions...
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Where Are You From?

"We are not different. All of us, we are human." http://youtu.be/RB23_apS9xI 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...
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Classroom Challenges

I can't bear the indifference of my classmates. https://youtu.be/9qkgXiTkDvM Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What classroom challenges do these two students describe? What surprises you most...
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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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I Am International

"My two other American roommates and myself would never consider ourselves very American. When people ask us, we would always say, 'We are international.'" http://youtu.be/MB6VMIPsNyM Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom?...
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