Albany Park

Eddie Thurmond, Onteya Zachary, Kitzia Ruvalcab, and Jordan Troche visited the Chicago neighborhood of Albany Park. The group found a shared interest in the ability of the community to act as a resilient and unified body despite unique hardships each community faced.  The group learned more about each other over several lunches and visits to the panaderia in Albany Park. Their final project culminated in the creation of a zine. Explore the individual and collective learning experience they have reflected on through their journal entries:

Eddie Thurmond:

 

Final Project for Albany Park:

Humboldt Park

Lydia Groezinger,  Miranda Gomez, and Gabriel Gonzalez visited the Chicago neighborhood of Humboldt Park. The group found a shared interest in community expression as well as the symbolism of postcards in representing destinations. Explore the individual and collective learning experience they have reflected on through their journal entries:

Lydia Groezinger:

 

Miranda Gomez:

Little Village

Jiaonny Jenkins and their group visited the Chicago neighborhood of Little Village. Their experiences individually and collectively created a uniquely shared focus for the group to find and share the stories of individuals and families impacted by gentrification. Explore the individual and collective learning experience they have reflected on through their journal entries:

Jiaonny Jenkins:

Logan Square

Adaly Navarro,  Azalia Resendiz, Alexis Polizzi, and Emily Hernandez visited the Chicago neighborhood of Logan Square. Their experiences individually and collectively brought to their mind inquiries about gentrification, the experience of gentrification, as well as the impact of gentrification in the Logan Square neighborhood. Explore the individual and collective learning experience they have reflected on through their journal entries:

Adaly Navarro:

Pilsen

Taylor Bradley, Denise Dominguez, and Mira Cameron visited the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen. The trio ate (and ranked) delicious local food and received a behind-the-scenes tour of a kitchen in a local panaderia due to the generosity of the bakery owner! Their final project culminated in a charmingly witty and poetic documentary. Explore the individual and collective learning experience they have reflected on through their journal entries:

Taylor Bradley:

 

Denise Dominguez:

 

Final Project for Pilsen: