Mailee: Moving Forward with Tradition
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.
Mailee discovers the music of the Qeej. She speaks about being discouraged by past Hmong gender roles when it came to the instrument. She bravely speaks up and not only makes herself proud but her elders as well. She finds a passion for music and the Qeej while carrying on her family’s traditions and culture.
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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Efrain: Give Me a Passion
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Daylin: Cultures of the World
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Land Acknowledgement
This podcast was recorded on Dena'ina Land. Learn more about land acknowledgements at native-land.ca.