Venango College (Oil City, PA)
September 19, 2013We were invited to screen A Lot Like You at Venango College (9/16), and then to share stories/lessons learned over the course of our 8-year film journey…
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Middle school wisdom
July 18, 2013ALLY screening at Dongduk Women’s University
June 1, 2013What an honor it was to be invited to screen A Lot Like You at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea. Having this conversation about gender violence and the mixed-race experience in other parts of the world is opening new doors for me, and giving me a better understanding […]
ALLY Project – UW
May 20, 2013“Tender, intellectual and reflective, Kimaro explores her intricate identity as Tanzania-Korean mixed race, first generation American. It lodges a personal lens to post-colonial and immigrant stories, confidently bringing out productive dialogue as well as significant silence. For me, it’s a very great documentary movie.”
ALLY Project – UW
May 11, 2013“The film made me think about my roots and I wanted to start this conversation with my whole family, both older and younger so we could all communicate and learn from one another. It also made me think about our society and the values we have and teach to […]
#ALLY Project
March 11, 2013-Funny family dinners-Women go through a lot, and carry on.-We all share experiences-We need to let go of money-Money doesn’t buy happiness-People should treat each other better-Everyone is different but we still are very much alike-I feel sad, but happy. As human beings, we do great things and terrible things […]
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March 10, 2013This made me think about how in one culture something they do as a tradition can feel so wrong to another culture. It also made me think about how many people in our world are abused emotionally and physically and not tell anyone because of various reasons. Whether that is […]
Lake Washington Girls Middle School–ALLY Project
March 5, 2013I was delighted to be invited to share A Lot Like You with Lake Washington Girls Middle School today. Their 8th grade class is about to launch into a memoir writing unit–which is just the context I needed for this screening/discussion, given that the seeds of this film were planted in my […]