OPINION: 'The only way that my communities will ever be able to overcome destructive stories constructed by political opponents is going to be through people in my communities being able to share their experiences to change hearts and minds,' writes…
I didn’t understand what it meant to be Mexican or a child of immigrant parents in a mixed status household until my family moved from Los Angeles to Phoenix and I started watching the news coverage.”
People are also reading… Sixteen years later, my memories of this time as a child pushed me to become a digital communication specialist at an immigrant and refugee rights organization focused on challenging anti-refugee and anti-immigrant narratives. Watching your community be villainized and put on display by politicians is emotionally damaging, especially for a child.
Storytelling is an act of resilience. The only way that my communities will ever be able to overcome destructive stories constructed by political opponents is going to be through people in my communities being able to share their experiences to change hearts and minds. I encourage people of marginalized communities to continue resisting the dominant narratives placed upon us, and to share their stories authentically in a way that the media has not allowed us to do for so long.
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