Reclaiming our Stories: Narratives of Identity, Resilience and Empowerment

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

4 hours

External Cost

Yes

Source

Alsoraimi-Espiritu, M., Alexander, R., & Lopez, M. P. (Eds). (2016). Reclaiming our stories: Narratives of identity, resilience and empowerment. City Works Press.

 

Tags:

  1. acceptance
  2. Addressing Microaggressions
  3. antiblackness
  4. anti-racist
  5. bias
  6. civil rights
  7. cross-cultural
  8. cultural humility
  9. cultural mentoring
  10. culture
  11. culture shock
  12. decolonization
  13. differences
  14. discrimination
  15. diversity
  16. diversity & inclusion
  17. emotional resilience
  18. empathy
  19. equity
  20. family
  21. gender
  22. generalizations
  23. identity
  24. immigration
  25. implicit bias
  26. inclusive
  27. indigenous
  28. ingroup
  29. intersectionality
  30. language
  31. mental health
  32. multiculturalism
  33. openness
  34. other awareness
  35. perspectives
  36. perspective taking
  37. politics
  38. poverty
  39. power
  40. power distance
  41. privilege
  42. race
  43. racial bias
  44. racism
  45. reflection
  46. socioeconomic
  47. stereotypes
  48. stereotyping
  49. storytelling
  50. stress
  51. violence
  52. white fragility
  53. whiteness
  54. woke
  55. women
  56. youth

As a result of reading this text, learners will be able to: 1. Empathize with the perspectives of contributing authors who describe the often ugly and painful realities they have confronted since an early age. 2. Acknowledge the systemic racism and inequality of opportunities present in the communities the authors describe. 3. Analyze themes such as trauma, outrage, healing, triumph, and love present in the collected narratives. 4. Recognize how storytelling can support the resilience and empowerment of storytellers as well as readers.