education
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,...
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...
Becoming a Teacher
“I did not want to be used as the token Latin.” https://youtu.be/FxgNfNzUQVU Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Becoming a Teacher In the fall of 1960, I went to IU and studied education. And I did some work at Indiana...
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...
Starting to Change
"As I got older…my freedom to be outside was definitely different."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Starting To Change Edited by Olivia Brown Transcript for Started to Change I live in Northwest Indiana...
Not at the Expense of Being Myself
“...they wanted to fit in… they loved the idea of community… I mean, I think everybody wants that sense of belonging.”
Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Not at the Expense of Being...
The Region Is a Puzzle
"That's a really big catalyst for the competition that we see in the region – because everybody's so close together, they don't want to be associated with the other one."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso...