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Ohana Pitzer Pipeline 2012 [By Amber Grubb] [Our experience together as one]

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 2012

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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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