She's six years old
All she sees are dirty walls around her
Men coming in and out the front door
She wants to run cry and yell
But there is nobody there to help
She sees many different faces
Touching them in all the wrong places
Hearing the door open and close
She follows him because she is the one he chose
--Gabriela
I spoke with Gabriela, Bernardo, Heriberto, Santiago, Escarlet, Esmeralda, and Aldo on Friday, May 21, 2010. You can hear a photographer from the San Mateo Times working in the background at the beginning of our talk. Apparently the pics didn't make the paper. After the intros, Gabriela reads her poem. Listen.
Music by airtone: sometimes instrumental mix; and Petitjardi: Sin Sentido, featuring Carmen La Puerta; both from ccMixter. Visit Creative Commons to view the license under which these works are used.
These are fantastic. Thank you for providing an outlet for students to express their strong feelings. I can't believe these are freshmen! Great work.
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Kim...thank _you_ for listening! The thing I love about young people is that they are able to think abstractly and empathetically, while also still feeling shocked and outraged by injustice or brutality. I enjoyed working on this immensely.
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