Daniel: How Boxing Changed My Life
This after-school story and film workshop at the Bettye Davis East High School (2019) was led collaboratively by See Stories and Story Works, and generously funded by the Alaska Community Foundation. Students developed first person stories to create podcasts to share their cultures through each students’ unique lens.
Daniel talks about his journey with fitness. How much he struggled with consistency, and how it took a boxing coach that made an effort to make Daniel feel seen, to keep him accountable, and discovering his best self through the discipline of boxing.
Workshop Info
These films where created in an after-school course for East High School English Language Learner students. Students received professional guidance from Story Works and See Stories to create short cultural films and stories on topics ranging from boxing to cooking, and from family stories to fasting for Ramadan. This project was generously funded by the Alaska State Council on the Arts Cultural Heritage Grant, East High School, and the Anchorage School District.
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Land Acknowledgement
This podcast was recorded on Dena'ina Land. Learn more about land acknowledgements at native-land.ca.