amber grubb
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A digital book made by a student in the Native American Youth Pipeline to College at Pitzer College and Western University - Summer 2012TRANSCRIPT
Ohana Pitzer Pipeline 2012 [By Amber Grubb]
[Our experience together as one]
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Growing up
My most life-‐changing moment was when I was at the age of 6 years old. I started out my first time in a banning unified school district. Starting off my fifth grade year was hard but losing my mother that year was even harder, that year I made a choice that was my life changing moment.
I was constantly made fun of because instead of wearing cute and admirable clothing I wore overalls and my hair tied back. I eventually shut myself from the outside world but at the same time the outside world kept trying to enter mine. I remember getting absent from school a lot and my father was disappointed but understanding. I knew that I had to change.
I began sitting up straight in class, started to participate in activities and socialize with other people but most importantly I had to be a role model for my younger sister. To show her that she can be strong when there is chaos all around us. I tried my best to guide her through the emotional struggle she had to face.
My mother’s birthday is on July 1st, and me and my younger sister grab a single white rose and place it beside her name. My mother would have been 48 this year.
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Returning to Pitzer was the best decision I had ever made. Our first day together was frightening but at the same time it was
comforting because I knew that something about these two weeks we spend together that brings us closer and the things we learn gives us a sense of identity and pride of our
culture.
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