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Alyssa Baker- Cherokee, NC, is important to me because I spent most of my childhood here. This helped shape my identity because my grandmother is fully Cherokee so I learned a lot about my grandmothers culture and our family traditions here.

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Alyssa Baker- Surfside Beach in SC is important to me because I work here for a month every summer. I work in marketing and sales and I have made a lot of friends from this job. Surfside beach has shaped me because I have a lot of memories tied here with family and new made friends.

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Alyssa Baker- Boone, Nc, is important to me because of the beautiful views and the amazing friends I have made here at Appalachian State. I also love the seasons such as fall and the winter due to the cool weather and the colorful leaves and snow. Boone has helped shape my identity through the education I receive at Appalachian-State. It has also helped shape me through the times I have thought about giving up, but I kept going (inspiration). Boone has helped me grow academically, mentally and maturely, and I am glad to have moved and now live in Boone.

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Alyssa Baker- In "Even As We breathe" Cowney a teenager from Cherokee, NC, reflects upon his identity and his connection to the land, While working at the Grove park Inn (during WWII). He reflects among his people, land and culture after finding a bone. Representing "Buried Stories and History." Cowney goal being to understand his own identity and to break free from the limitations of his home.

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Alyssa Baker- In "Xanbiletik" Mario Trujillo Diaz's describes his journey as a migrant worker, crossing from Mexico border to the U.S. and working across America. Mario talks about the the challenges of migration, due to fear of deportation, and the constant lookout for a better life. showing the personal sacrifice for better opportunities.

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Alyssa Baker- In "the Chronicles of the Narvaez Expedition"-"The Account" the Spanish expedition faces hard-times such as shipwreck as well as starvation, while trying to explore the new world. They then meet indigenous individuals who show him compassion, in which he transitions to their tradition in order to survive.