Cultural Insecurity
My parents came to America seeking for more alternatives in life to attain a better future. Back in India, it was highly competitive and...
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
Destigmatizing Mental Health
The American Dream means coming to America and getting a world of opportunities at your fingertips, but this is not the reality for many....
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
Seeing Yourself in History
I feel that the representation of LGBTQIA+ history, while doing better, is stick lacking in history curriculums. This year was the first...
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
It's Time to Move Forward.
Even at an all-girls school, I have experienced mostly a male, white, straight education. I have learned zero facts about LGBTQIA+...
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
Misnomers and History
I don't feel represented in the American historical curriculum. As a brown, mixed female, I feel underrepresented in my history classes...
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Brie Johnson
Feb 8, 2021
Women and Mania
I think that gender history is not accurately represented in history curriculum. Since Middle School, so many females I've learned about...
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
Grey Areas
At my school, and at others I have been to in the past, I think the curriculums don't often reach far beyond what is "relevant" to the...
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History Retold Project
Feb 8, 2021
Microaggressions in School
The danger of a white, male-centric historical narrative is the fact that the story is told from the point of view of a small fraction of...
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Caroline Bush
Feb 8, 2021
Standing Up as an Ally
As a straight white woman, I feel pretty well represented when it comes to American curriculum. However, I do see many circumstances...
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Yoyo Yuan
Feb 8, 2021
The Power of a Name
As a Chinese girl, I'm a foreigner and a stranger to the United States. I have black hair, yellowish skin, and black pupils. I am a...
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Elena Zeballos
Nov 15, 2020
Keeping Pride Alive
My name is Elena Zeballos. I am half Hispanic and half Caucasian. My Abuelito was invited by the US government to live in the USA for...
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History Retold Project
Nov 15, 2020
The Danger of Double Standards
To me, the American Dream is the idea that anyone that works hard can fulfill their dreams and have a better life. I am Caucasian, so I...
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History Retold Project
Nov 15, 2020
Understanding Each Other's Struggle
To me, the American Dream is a historic ideal promising that through hard work and individualism, any American has the ability to better...
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Anonymous High School Student
Nov 13, 2020
Indian-American Misrepresentation
I feel that the American Dream does not seem to fit the lives of people of color, simply because of what it is and how people created...
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Asha N.
Jul 7, 2020
Indigenous Unfiltered
My story began before I drew breath. I am a product of my family’s lifelong held hope, their dreams, and their nightmares. They hoped to...
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Jace DuBois
Jul 7, 2020
Silence Broken
I’ve been mute all my life. I can physically speak, I just haven’t spoken for as long as I can remember. I started going to therapy after...
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Madison Marie
Jul 7, 2020
Justice for All
I just recently realized I was pansexual. I never really thought much about relationships until my late teens. At the beginning of the...
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