Union Ave.,
2016
Loyola Marymount University
Union Ave., Daniela Ramirez
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
The unpredictability of life is here seen through the eyes of a child. At the young age of 6, Daniela Ramirez narrates a day in her childhood home, found in the historic neighborhood in Central Los Angeles: Pico-Union. Ramirez’s narrative recounts the emotions and events that unfolded right before her eyes on the day that changed her and her family’s life forever on Union Ave.
Letters From A Cynical Romantic,
2016
Loyola Marymount University
Letters From A Cynical Romantic, Genesis Montalvo
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
With the romanticization of relationships in media and literature, it has become hard to distinguish fiction from reality—a fact Genesis Montalvo has realized the hard way. In a millennial world where “love” is just a swipe right away, she has found it hard to hold onto the old ideals of love and what partners are expected to contribute to a relationship. Using her own experiences with love, Montalvo explores the idea of the sentiment in the current age. Through the form of letters to her ex-boyfriends, she contrasts the expectations built by her parents’ relationship with the realities she now …
Forgive Me,
2016
Loyola Marymount University
Forgive Me, Brenda Hernandez
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
In this narrative, Brenda Hernandez explores the relationship with her alcoholic father as she tries to balance family relationships while being a first generation college student. She discusses the meaning of her father’s life and the impact he left on her.
The Beauty Within Us,
2016
Santa Clara University
The Beauty Within Us, Areli C. Hernandez
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
This piece of prose, inspired by Chapter 23 of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, tells the story of a simple, yet vivacious get-together of migrant Latino workers, exploring the beauty within us--members of the migrant farm worker community.
Ruined For Life,
2016
Loyola Marymount University
Ruined For Life, Facundo Gonzalez Icardi
First-Gen Voices: Creative and Critical Narratives on the First-Generation College Experience
As a first-generation college student from a low income family, Gonzalez Icardi never thought he would have the chance to travel outside his home country. This reflection expresses his deep gratitude for the opportunity to study at LMU, and his eagerness to take advantages of the services that the university provides. Gonzalez Icardi found his Ignacio Companions trip to be eye opening, expanding his awareness of how other cultures live; though heartbreaking at times, Gonzalez Icardi remains grateful for the experience.
Volume 7, Issue 3: Full Issue,
2016
Butler University
Excerpts,
2016
Butler University
The Weekly Theme,
2016
Butler University
On Eating Grapes Downward,
2016
Butler University
The World Unmasks,
2016
Butler University
Why I Came To College,
2016
Butler University
Joseph Lautner--Director Entertainer,
2016
Butler University
Joseph Lautner--Director Entertainer, Harlan Johnson
Manuscripts
No abstract provided.
Entertainment--Two Kinds,
2016
Butler University
Opera Tonight,
2016
Butler University
In The Beginning,
2016
Butler University
"Night Moment" And "Spring",
2016
Butler University
"Night Moment" And "Spring", Robert C. Schalk, Wyoming Robinson
Manuscripts
Poems include: "Night Moment", by Robert Schalk and "Spring", by Wyoming Robinson
Black Sheep,
2016
Butler University
"Is War Justified?" And "Lost Glory",
2016
Butler University
"Is War Justified?" And "Lost Glory", Marigrace Franklin, C. Myron Winegardner
Manuscripts
Includes: "Is War Justified?", by Marigrace Franklin and "Lost Glory", by C. Myron Winegardner
Dreams,
2016
Butler University
This Thing Called Nature,
2016
Butler University
