Tag: family
Lives That Are Totally Alien
"The use of the car, I think, has dramatically changed the way people live." https://youtu.be/gOBG4207ABw Transcript for Lives That Are Totally Alien It used to be that people could either walk to downtown Gary or take a bus and the...
Just Got the Impression
"All they saw was the violence. They did not see the peace. They did not see the change." https://youtu.be/xJwnnJ7YAmw Transcript for Just Got the Impression I grew up in the Tolleston area of Gary which was, at the time, very...
You’re Not White
"It was like something switched in my head..." https://youtu.be/klbrclhTh7U Edited by Thu Nguyen. Transcript for You're Not White When I look back at a lot of things, I’m viewing them through a different lens, you know, and so I’m trying...
Felt a Lot of Pride
"I was thinking black power was a good thing."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Felt a Lot of Pride Produced by Rebecca Werner with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission...
Neighborhood, Community, and Country
"I don’t know any other way to operate. I can’t just sit around and say, 'Oh, well. That’s the way it is.'"
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Neighborhood, Community, and Country Produced by...
Lineage
"'Dad’s going to play Army.' That’s what they would say."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Lineage Produced by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Lineage My impression of the military probably comes from my family....
Defining Moment
“I had a mother tell me, 'Bring my boy home safe.'"
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Defining Moment Produced by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Defining Moment At the time that 9/11 kicked off,...
One Common Cause
"Part of being part of a community is reaching out and helping out each other and being there for each other." https://youtu.be/BfIBcTWok80 Produced and edited for the Welcome Project by Rebecca Werner and Brandi Casada. Transcript for One Common...
In My Blood
"They put a spirit of justice in me." https://youtu.be/4jPbuIgQ48w Editing by Welcome Project intern Brandi Casada. Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How...