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“Coming into Language” by Jimmy Santiago Baca _ Facing History & Ourselves

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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A multi-voiced conversation about our complex society is happening right in front of our ears.

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The Danger of a Single Story   Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie   TED Talks 2

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The opportunity of adversity | Aimee Mullins

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In the grand scheme of life, eight years does not seem like such a long time, but it was eight years ago when I realized language […]

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"Language is not just a tool for communication; it’s a way of thinking and shaping our reality."

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"Even as I tried to convince myself that I was merely curious, I became so absorbed in how the sounds created music in me and happiness, I forgot where I was.

Memories began to quiver in me, glowing with a strange but familiar intimacy in which I found refuge."

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Mairs challenges societal perceptions of disability and the language used to describe it

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"Her quiet impact on my life turned out to be much more than I anticipated on the first day of school."

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Language is both, a tool for expression and a maker of identity…

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"Language is a tool that so many people abuse. Countries and cultures have their own ways of communicating with each other and we cannot claim that our way is the best. I have seen too many people hurt by the wounding words of others, even within their own language"

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language is fundamental to our identities.

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language is fundamental to our identities.

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Mobility can change habits and raise awareness of diversity even within “the same” language, community, or country.

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Mobility can change habits and raise awareness of diversity even within “the same” language, community, or country.

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"Until then, I had felt as if I had been born into a raging ocean where I swam relentlessly, flailing my arms in hope of rescue, of reaching a shoreline I never

sighted. Never solid ground beneath me, never a resting place. I had lived with only the desperate hope to stay afloat; that and nothing more."

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I have

described it to people as 'broken" or "fractured" English. But I wince when I say that.

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Suddenly, through language, "through writing, my grief and my joy could be shared with anyone who would listen. And I could do this all alone; I could do it anywhere. I was no longer a captive of demons eating away at me, no longer a victim of other people’s mockery and loathing, that had made me clench my fist white with rage and grit my teeth to silence.

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Suddenly, through language, "through writing, my grief and my joy could be shared with anyone who would listen. And I could do this all alone; I could do it anywhere. I was no longer a captive of demons eating away at me, no longer a victim of other people’s mockery and loathing, that had made me clench my fist white with rage and grit my teeth to silence.

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This quote speaks about how he found his voice and how it helped him find peace and healing through writing. He was able to write and share about his deep feelings instead of keeping them in.