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Audio Clip Library

Alia

Multicultural Background and Stigma (2:33)
Being Diagnosed (6:54)
Stigma of Mental Health (1:57)
What it's Like to Be Bipolar (4:09)
The Decision to Medicate (1:05)
Bipolar Doesn't Mean Jerk (1:24)
Parents and Children's Mental Health Issues (2:18)
Discrimination in Employment (1:50)
Getting Help When You're In a Dark Place (1:51)

Alice

On the Nature of Prejudice (3:16)
Nancy Caprice (1:30)
Farming and the Law  (Mountail Lion Protections) (4:59)
Prejudice Against Farmers (3:23)
Love for Devore (3:50)
Religion, Marginalization, & Public Education (7:54)
Old Age (2:50)
Writing and Releasing Repressed Memories (2:29)
If you Lose Your Sense of Humor, You've Lost it All (0:35)
Farming and the Law  (Water Meter Example) (2:19)

Amanda

Adoption Story (4:21)
Learning English (1:24)
A Life of Servitude (3:50)
Tinkerbell, Dolls, and Fairies (1:30)

Amelia

Talking About Race in Multiracial Family (7:57)
Black Lives Matter (9:57)
Socialization of Colorism (12:48)
The Talk (4:03)
The Word "Black" and Everyday Racism (3:51)
Not Feeling Safe (9:39)
You Know How Their People Are (3:26)

Amor

On Coming Out (5:37)
Mother's Reaction to Having a Girlfriend (3:08)

Andree

I Am San Bernardino  (12:18)
Reacting to the Homeless  (5:03)
Dignity of the Indigent  (4:25)
Christ Follower  (2:51)
Global Majority Female  (4:32)
What We Do, As Humans  (2:40)
Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter  (4:07)
Responding to Effect Change  (3:13)
If You Don't Shop Here Much ...  (0:53)
Ticking the Race Box  (2:48)
Mothering a Special Needs Child  (7:16)
The Spectrum  (1:35)
The Stolen Computer  (5:08)
Tinkering and Technology  (6:36)
Falling Into Writing  (1:03)

Andrew

On Family Life (2:41)
I'm Gonna Marry That Girl (6:47)
Molestation (2:30)
Harassment (7:53)
The Introverted Pastor (1:50)
Anxieties and Pleasures of Delivering the Word of God (8:16)
Failures and Promise of the Church (5:52)
Judged (2:01)
Music and Ministry (5:27)
Tattoos (8:01)
Healing from Abuse (7:04)

Aprale

No audio

April

What a Woman "Ought" to Be -- A Mother (3:42)
What a Woman "Ought" to Be -- Asexual (1:54)
Sexual Assault (7:48)
Stocks are Too Risky ... For a Woman (2:27)
White-Passing, Non-Spanish Speaking Hispanic (4:32)
Sense of Curiosity in Other Cultures (1:09)
Recognizing Your Conditioning (1:37)

Audrey

Progression of an Illness (4:36)
The Route of Disability (2:46)
Finding a Blind Friend (1:50)
Being Treated as Less-Than (3:38)
Giraffe in the Room (4:04)
Surgery that Changed My Life (3:10)
Motivation in Going to School (1:13)
Needing Extra Help (2:17)
Vision (3:11)
Shallow Hal Effect (3:03)
Misconceptions About Visually Impaired Community (2:43)
Importance of Support (3:42)
Homelessness (4:51)

Darby

Muxexxe (5:41)
Royalty on the Roof (3:19)
Positivity Pride (0:37)
Living in a City of -Isms (5:18)
Being a Brown Hispanohablante (2:19)
Microaggression Alert -- Liking The Cure (4:51)
Google It and Become an Ally (2:29)
Misconceptions About Gender Fluidity (4:29)
Microaggression Alert -- You're Both Mexican (0:40)
Colorism and Brown Pride (7:34)
Effecting Change (3:07)
LGBT Whisperer and Tokenization (5:58)
Coming Out at Home and to the LGBT Community (4:58)

Debora

Rebellious Spirit (2:12)
Getting Into Trouble (5:18)
Identities Hidden, Identities Shared (1:48)
Being an Artist (5:40)
Connection to Nature (4:17)
When Race Began to Matter (2:42)
“Romeo Void” (1:04)
Fat Shaming and “Fat” as a Descriptor (6:19)
The Challenges of the Present Era (5:41)

Dominick

Finding a Place in "LGBT" (2:43)
Societal Views about Being Transgender (2:49)
The Desire to Transition (1:29)
Family Reactions to Decision to Transition (1:59)
Becoming Public Enemy Number One (6:40)
I Am Meant to Be Here (2:50)
Drag King (5:01)
Stage Name (3:13)
Misogyny in the Drag Community (3:14)
Is Every Drag King Transgender? (0:53)
Can You be Transgender and a Drag King? (3:37)
Choosing a Legal Name (3:01)
Homosexuality in the African American Community (3:45)
Advice to Questioning Youth (1:07)
Advice to General Society (2:43)

D-Skyy

On Building Limbs (2:09)
Communnity Work (5:42)
Laughing with Taquaisha (5:00)
Self-Checks (2:12)
The Projects (6:46)
Graduations and Funerals (2:25)
Eyes Wide Open (11:29)
Love of Music (10:47)
Judged for Being Black (2:28)
Assumptions About Musicians (0:44)
Colorism (3:04)
Being Tough in Hip Hop (1:17)
Being a Female Musician (12:28)
Anger versus Teaching Someone a Lesson (6:40)
Choosing Battles (3:36)
Talk to Your Neighbor (1:32)
Loud Music (0:36)
Open and Honest (1:18)
Kids and Race (1:48)
Two Kinds of Smart (3:16)

Ed

Becoming Aware of Discrimination (4:51)
Help Out Your Neighbor (6:47)
San Bernardino's Homeless Population (12:14)
Causing "Trouble" in School (9:03)
Restaurant Career (5:37)
IT Career (1:45)
Racism and Reckonings in the Workplace (9:00)
Patience and Understanding as the Path Forward (2:51)
Leaving Doors Open (3:37)
Unfortunate Accident with the Katana Sword (5:25)
Shift in Perspective (7:21)
Recipe for a Good Life (2:41)
Dig Deeper (2:04)
Becoming Displaced (11:05)
Bicycle Ministry (5:05)

Emily

Gangs and College (3:38)
Being Native (3:06)
Bird Dancing (2:29)

Fauzia & Yousuf

Introduction (5:07)
Too Quiet for Too Long (4:22)
Religion, Values, and Humanity (4:03)
Muslim Women and Oppression (10:47)
Islamic Society of Norco Corona (1:34)
There Have Always Been Muslims in America (1:16)
9/11 as a Wake-Up Call to Muslims (3:06)
Response to Islamic Terrorism (8:14)
Explaining the Phrase "Allahu Akbar" (1:08)
Reflecting on Inland Regional Center (3:12)
Response to Immigration Bans to Secure National Borders (3:54)
Spreading Love Conquers Hate (3:26)
Do You Know Enough Muslims ... Or Any? (2:27)
Have a Conversation, Not a Debate (0:55)
Make America Great (2:57)

Funmi

No audio

Glenn

Stereotypes and the Psyche (9:28)
I'm In a Zombie Movie (8:45)
Ethnicity and Undocumented Status (6:46)
Teenaged Interracial Parents (13:58)

Gloria

Learning to Love to Learn and Work Ethic from Family (11:22)
Mestizos (1:26)
Exulting versus Understanding Heritage (4:15)
Colorism (2:09)
Generation of Non-Spanish Speaking Hispanics (1:42)
Playing by the Rules to get a Seat at the Table (0:56)
What "The System" Can do to a Person (4:53)
Being Invited to the Table to Make Coffee (0:40)
Next Generation and Generational Gaps (1:22)
Working on Commission on the Status of Women (5:51)
Actions Determine Character (0:48)
Dreamers, Activism, and Divides (2:15)
Negotiating First Faculty Contract (1:57)
Need for Strategic Training (1:27)
Architectural Design Experience (2:53)
Who or What is the Power Structure These Days (2:01)
Activism Through Actions (1:53)
Taking On Student Debt (3:04)
Take Care of Your Own Body (1:26)
Campus-Based Ethnicity Centers (6:03)

Heather

Earliest Memories (1:48)
Learning to be Silenced (3:35)
Abusive Relationship (5:15)
Femininity (0:34)
Judging Women ()
Recognizing Privilege (1:44)
Art is About More than Aesthetics (0:42)
Death Theme in Artwork (2:03)
Advice: Love and Hurt (0:43)

Jamal

Advocacy for Justice (2:13)
Mistreatment (3:47)
On Refugees (4:06)
Black and White? (0:50)
Treatment of Arabs (3:15)
Terrorism (0:42)
Coming to the US (7:40)

Jennifer

Favorite Tattoo (2:04)
Helping Others (7:13)
Sexism and Being Female (2:41)
Learning to Love Even Those Who Hate You (10:07)

Jeremy

Special Ed (2:49)
Creativity (2:25)
Fearing Disability (1:08)
Faith and Disability as Separate (2:18)
The Jokester (3:24)
In the Eyes of Society (3:22)
You're an Inspiration (3:15)

Joseph

Biased Elementary School Teacher (1:39)
Experience in the Military (16:48)
Getting a Job in "Gas" (2:04)
Glass Ceiling (first employer) (7:15)
Glass Criling (second employer) (8:24)
Poisoning (3:30)
European Travel (2:30)
Chemical Blending Without a Degree (6:41)
White Supremacy (2:09)
Never Learned Spanish (1:51)
It Could Happen Again (1:07)

Juzlia

(Not) Going to College (3:23)
Awareness of Legal Status (2:34)
Holding Hands with a Girl (3:48)
Coming to the US (11:17)
Response to Discrimination (1:23)
Being a Tomboy and Coming Out in a Hispanic Household (8:48)
Deportation and Immigration Rhetoric (7:17)
The Merger (8:23)

K.C.

Becoming a Writer (2:58)
Mother's Response (3:41)
Hiding Sexuality (1:25)
Labels and Sexuality (1:19)
Falling in Love (1:59)
Conversion Therapy (3:40)
Opening Home and Heart (3:53)
Diagnosis and Invisibility (7:47)
Stalking and Women's Equality (8:48)
Developing Curves (3:15)
Chocolate Baby (1:46)

Lisa

What Are You? (0:58)
Advice: Pride, Not Shame (3:27)
Laughing At Own Heritage to Fit In (5:15)
Where's Your Ethnic Cuisine? (1:54)
Hispanic Surname and Illegality (1:31)
Toward Taking Pride in Multiethnicity (6:55)
Lacking Sense of Cultural Heritage (3:33)
Man with No Country (8:33)
Demographic Surveys (4:43)
Ethnicity and Location (5:04)
Make America Great (9:33)

Mario

Greeting (0:19)
Explanation of Greeting (1:22)
Indian Boarding Schools and Distancing from Roots (1:19)
Stereotypes (3:32)
Love for the Land (1:14)
Kids' Involvement (7:34)
Bird Singing and Rattles (4:40)
Sweat Lodges (2:49)
Who Counts as Native? (4:30)
Commercial Sweat Lodges (1:38)
First Time in a Sweat Lodge (1:24)
Religious Rights for Incarcerated Individuals (1:56)
Rejecting Native Identity in Youth (6:14)
Generational Discord in Revival of Traditions (5:42)
Judging Others (0:51)

Maritza

Coming to the US (4:23)
(Not) Going to College (6:35)
Identity (3:10)
Missing the Boat, Four Times (3:46)
Undocumented, Still (1:25)
Walk in My Shoes (2:17)

Mark

Virtuous Life (3:52)
Life in Connecticut (7:35)
Overcoming Fear of Difference (3:35)
Combatting Prejudice and Stereotypes (3:34)
Inspiration in Mexica Heritage (5:25)
Meaning of "Mexica" (1:16)
Cultural Immersion and Language Learning (5:43)
How to Ask an Intelligent Question (1:52)
Combining Spiritualities (4:08)
Contemplating Suicide (4:56)
Daring to Dream of a Better World (3:25)

Maryam

Always Having a Label (0:55)
Being Unapologetic (3:17)
Flattening and Misconceptions of Islam (1:38)
Wearing a Head Scarf (3:17)
Islamophobia, Microaggressions, and Discrimination (9:13)
Responding to Islamophobia (2:45)
School Bullying (4:50)
Meeting My Spouse (3:10)
Need for More Muslim Public Outreach (0:39)
Advice: Take a Stand (4:58)
Assumptions that Women are Weak (2:28)

Monica

Importance of Education (2:06)
Being Female Doesn't Mean Provided For (2:52)
Being Mexican Doesn't Mean Illegal (2:51)
Discrimination from Other Mexicans in School (1:19)
Finding Supportive Friends (1:24)
Struggling with Identifying as Mexican (2:19)
Advice: Be Yourself (1:18)
Is America a Land of Opportunity? (0:32)
Finding Family (2:10)
Advice: Combat Stereotypes by Getting to Know People (2:48)

Nikki

Experiences in the Army (1:42)
Daughter, Struggle with Infertility (4:24)
Experience at Women's March (2:20)
Being Present and Relatable (5:07)
Gender Discrimination (2:59)
Having Children in a Same-Sex Marriage (2:19)
Finding a Place of Mutual Respect (4:26)
Faith and Sexuality (2:06)
Taking My Grandfather's Surname (6:40)
Dressing "Gay" (0:57)
Sexuality and Coming Out (2:59)
Advice to Parents with a Gay Child (1:46)
Being Judgmental (3:04)
Tattoos (3:08)
Advice: Parents Struggling to Raise Their Children (2:12)

Paola

What is Paganism? (2:37)
Finding Paganism and Feeling of Belonging (2:41)
How People React (1:18)
Discrimination Within Paganism (1:39)
Never Belonging (7:38)
Cosmic Web of Women (4:30)
Goth (4:19)
Eating Disorders (1:59)
The Universe, In Check (3:55)
Deciding to become Homeless (4:02)
Lesbian Lips (4:09)

Samantha

Finding Employment after Incarceration (9:19)
Drug Addiction (7:13)
A Tragic Accident (6:09)
Journey to Sobriety (7:21)
Coping (6:38)
Homelessness (2:29)

Sandra

Being Mexican American (6:26)
Legal Immigration and Cost of the American Dream (4:35)
Work with English Language Learners (2:43)
Support for Diversity in the US (2:05)
Perpetrating Bias (1:08)

Suzanne

Being a (Female) PI (2:08)
Working as a Police Officer (6:17)
Restrictions Placed on Women in the 1950s (1:51)
Ageism (2:42)
Working in Indigent Defense (7:33)
Learning to Listen (2:20)
Decompressing Through Humor and Animal Rescue (3:41)
Not Everyone is Guilty (4:23)
Divisions and Coming Together (7:03)
Judging Others (2:08)
Importance of Dignity (1:49)
Hidden Prejudices (1:38)

Sylvia

Home Foreclosure (2:24)
Becoming a Pastor (8:39)
Open and Affirming (8:54)
Challenges to Open and Affirming (7:15)
Bible and Homosexuality (4:29)
Reflections on Disability and Weight (6:46)
Gender Norms (0:54)
How to Find Support (3:46)
Misconceptions About Being Gay (4:24)
We're All Humans -- Even Those with Differing Opinions (7:55)

Terrance

Graduating from Incarceration (4:05)
Gangs as Abusive Relationships (7:35)
Getting Out (5:06)
Gang Members as Idols (6:33)
Importance of Role Models (3:46)
Interactions with Law Enforcement (12:38)
Two Lives (2:54)
Rehabilitation (3:08)
The Challlenges of Leaving a Gang (6:59)
Uncool Uncle (5:15)
Skills to Succeed (3:19)
We All Want to Feel Needed (5:31)
The Gorilla and the Ball (5:44)
Growing Up Black in Amerca: Implicit Bias (10:06)

Theresa

Wake Up Call to the Nation (3:04)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2:46)
Old, but Not Weak (2:24)
Psychological Lynching (1:21)
Rainbow Family (4:49)
Mortality and Happiness (5:02)

Vicki

Getting Beat Up (3:28)
Mischievous Childhood (4:41)
Being Special (2:18)
The Uniform (2:36)
Prepared for Life (5:34)
Being Blessed (6:47)
Church Shopping (2:03)