Tag: family
War Zone
"...there’s a legacy around the capacity to stand one’s own ground and say, 'No, this is who we are. And this is what we stand for. And this is what we can do.'"
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The Neighborhood
“Nobody ever said, ‘Hey, you're a Mexican,’ or ‘Hey, you're an Italian’ or anything like that.” https://youtu.be/7BOiw-b2e28 Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for The Neighborhood Did he ever suffer any discrimination? I don't know. Because I was a kid and...
Where Is Everybody Running Away To?
"The potential in Gary was and still is tremendous." https://youtu.be/1fe8Ys1iFbs Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for Where Is Everyone Running Away To? Everything was changing so fast. It was changing too fast. Everybody can adjust to change,...
Settling in Gary
“So my dad said, ‘Well, you know what, I don't have to live here.’” https://youtu.be/lqzgHtCUCRc Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Settling in Gary My dad left, he ran away from his father, at the age of thirteen. He left...
Code-Switching
"And so they had to negotiate both of those worlds. That’s what black people have always done."
Recorded over Zoom. Edited by Rebecca Warner. Transcript for Code-Switching The journey of my parents to...
Watching Fires
"No other part of their humanity could be seen beyond the color of their skin."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Watching Fires This interview was recorded over Zoom. Transcript for Watching Fires I...
School Days
“I was the only Caucasian in the whole class.” https://youtu.be/mTwEuRca1Eo Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for School Days I went to Froebel School, kindergarten, in about 1948. My kindergarten class was basically all white. I had Mrs. Reising for a...
We Don’t Make Excuses
"We don't ever want the kids to be able to say we weren't there." https://youtu.be/MsGxtfUb9Kw Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for We Don't Make Excuses I kind of feel like today the school is not the community...
Gary Made Me
"I always want to make my city proud." https://youtu.be/J28TV88EKQs Edited by Welcome Project Intern Ella Speckhard Transcript for Gary Made Me I always like to say that Gary made me. Like, there’s a phrase—I don’t know if people have ever...