Tag: race

A Comfort Thing

"I don’t know if it’s really a race thing so much as a cultural difference." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · A Comfort Thing Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about...
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I Don’t Feel Excluded, but I Don’t Feel Invited

"Valpo has a very big responsibility to each student to ensure that they are feeling welcomed." Warning: story contains language that may offend. Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · I Don’t Feel Excluded, but...
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A Tan That Holds Up

"I don’t think there’s a strictly White category; I think that’s just the default." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · A Tan That Holds Up Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation...
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I See Myself as a Bridge

"Sometimes I feel like I’m in the middle of two worlds, four worlds, and sometimes I feel like I’m not a part of any of them." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · I See...
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Bound To My Safety

"I took my hijab off, and I put it away, and I told my husband, 'No more.'" Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Bound To My Safety Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading...
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As Far As I’ve Gotten

"My Hindu friends say I'm a Hindu... my black friends call me 'sistah...'  So, no, I don't identify with white." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · As Far As Ive Gotten Hold a Conversation...
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I’m the Only Person There

"Do people really think about diversity?" http://youtu.be/UTPBata5c8Q Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What experiences made the speaker feel cared for? What does the speaker mean by...
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Real Dreamers

"It's especially important for students that have grown up here and don't have another home." http://youtu.be/J7Bj8SWX6-I   Hold for Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See...
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What Shall We Call You?

"There is ignorance on both sides." http://youtu.be/3GR7dPyQGYs 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.) Please...
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