Tag: socioeconomic

You’ve Never Lived in Those Shoes

"When you're black, that's one thing against you, but when you're from Gary..." http://youtu.be/nwS0p9kCXoA   Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What makes the speaker wonder what she's...
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Naive in the Comments They Make

"Why are you coming up to us when you know that either we can't afford that or we just would never pay that?" [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92709065" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation...
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Better Than Struggling by Yourself

"I come from a diverse background, so I’ve always been really passionate about Hispanics and immigration." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92708778" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
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We Had to School Them

"They didn't understand the whole concept of why you have to travel all the way to Gary just to get your hair cut." https://youtu.be/6BCo2zHUO9Y Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions...
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Culture Shock

"It's not like faces, you know, you don't have like faces around you." https://youtu.be/G69Ix9nM6JU For an extended version of this story, see below. Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection....
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I Get Food from the Food Bank

"So you liked being on the bus with all the people who don't have money?" [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/82366695" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection....
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Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone

"I just walked into a school filled with rich kids that don't have to work for anything." https://youtu.be/jgdf-pUkoto Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What are...
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