by Barbara Cervone and Abe Louise Young Welcome to You Don’t Know Me Until Now! We hope this collection of writing and photography by a diverse group of Latino/a middle-school students will inspire and astonish you. |
Do You See Me? I am not a wetback but if I was, . . . I am from a hardworking family that I see only sometimes, though I know that they’d rather be with me. I am from Mexico, its people and their delicious food. …I am from the little light that goes through the dark room, that will one day be bright—so bright nobody can make the room dark anymore. - Gaspar Zaragoza, Jr., Camino Nuevo Charter Academy |
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You Don’t Know Me Until Now: Latino/a Middle School Voices (PDF) This 32-page publication presents a selection of poems, essays, and photographs from students at three charter schools: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles, East Austin College Prep Academy in Austin, and Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland. All three are part of the National Council of La Raza school network. The PDF also includes a guide to supporting students’ diverse identities through creative writing, produced by WKCD Writing Facilitator Abe Louise Young. |
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Short videos Click on a link below to see short videos by students that combine photos of their neighborhood and audio. |
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East Austin College Prep Academy, Austin, TX | ||
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Los Angeles, CA | ||
Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland, CA |
Complete student writing by school (click on image to download PDF)
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