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Banned In The USA:
A Study of American Freedom
Meet the students of the American
Culture Program...
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Olivia Badoi I had a dream ever since I was a kid : to study in the US. So I became an American studies major and got a scholarship. That took a lot of work and determination but...here I am. |
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I want to learn about American Culture
because instead of perpetuating the hype that is the land of the
free, why not challenge the idealized image of America and discover
the truth? It is better to be conscious of what is real in order to
see where there is a need for change, rather than allowing the myths
to pacify us into acceptance. |
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Amanda England I want to study American Culture because for all that I've lived all my life here, I don't feel that I have a very good understanding of what American Culture really is. And really, that's a rather important thing to know. |
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“I would love to learn about the
true meaning of American citizenship. I am a U.S. citizen but even
with four years of college at an American school, I don't feel like
I know that much about the culture. During the program, I'll be
searching for ideas and aspects of the culture that that I wasn't
aware of before and that I can possibly relate to.” |
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I want to understand [American
Culture]. There are so many things that just conflict in our
nation, and I would like to extrapolate into how these opposing
movements can coexist and why. |
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American Culture
is not one set of ideals and beliefs. There are many facets to
American Culture. I believe that understanding these facets will
help me in the classroom when it comes to understanding my students
and creating lessons that take into account the diverse backgrounds
of each of my students. |
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I am very interested in advancing
gay and civil rights in America. I feel that the best way for me to
accomplish this is to try to understand the mindset of the American
people and their opinions on freedom. You cannot hope to fight
perceptions of the American people if you do not understand what
they believe and why they believe it. |
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Sondra Morris America is a country composed of a plethora of immigrants from every corner of the world through four generations. I can't help but want to learn about how this "melting pot" created it's own recognizable culture. |
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Megan Pung One reason I want to learn about American Culture is to bring authenticity to the characters I create. I also feel that as American citizens we should all make an effort to be informed about the world and people around us. One cannot discuss American Culture without dealing with the legal system and the political climate and these are or should be deeply important subjects to anyone of voting age. |
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Hanging out with internationals all the time didn't really make me
feel like I was living in the US. So, I figured, why not get an
insight and a deeper understanding, perhaps soften or even eradicate
certain prejudice? Why stay one-sided when there is so much more to
learn? |
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Heather Wilson I want to learn about American Culture because I think sometimes in our busy lives we forget that we have culture. I think it is part of our duties as American citizens to learn about all the cultures we have right here in our very own country. |
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Jennifer Ward I am interested in the freedoms American citizens have and how these have changed throughout the country's history. Also the social boundaries that have been constructed in the country and how these have changed, or not changed, throughout American History |
