CAN/DID: Personal Stories
As part of the CAN/DID Inclusion Series, we launched "CAN/DID Personal Stories" in 2022 as a way to share additional personal experiences and insights from members of the De Anza community.
- To commemorate Black History Month in February 2022, the first installments featured students, faculty members and classified professionals speaking about their "Experiences as a Black Person."
- In May 2022, to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we released more videos featuring members of the Asian and Asian American communities at De Anza. More videos were released in October 2022 for Filipinx American History Month.
- Also in October 2022, we honored LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day with some videos featuring members of De Anza's LGBTQ+ community talking about the experience of coming out.
Personal Stories: LGBTQ+ HIstory Month
Personal Stories: Coming Out Was Liberating
Personal Stories: Coming Out Never Ends
Personal Stories: Experiences in the Asian and Asian American Communities
How College Changed My Life
Experiences as an Indo-Fijian American Scholar
How Did You Feel About Learning About Filipinx History?
When Did You Learn About Filipinx History?
Personal Stories: What Makes You a Proud Filipinx Person?
Personal Stories: Experiences as a Korean American
Personal Stories: Experiences as a Black Person
When We Have a Support System – Abriana Holliday
Allies All Around You – Iman Seale
It Came Like a River – Derrick Felton
Nextdoor Experience – Iman Seale
Feeling Out of Place – Payton Sample
Developing Tough Skin – Robert Alexander
Solidarity Through Storytelling – Iman Seale
Feeling Alienated – Khari Crawford
My Black Experience – Derrick Felton
Enduring Injustices, Part 2
– Deborah Taylor
The World is a Chessboard
– Derrick Felton
The Whitewashing of History
– Abriana Holliday
Seen Beyond My Intelligence
– President Lloyd Holmes
The Pressure to Work Harder
– Deborah Taylor
Why Black Representation is Important
– Daniel H.
Father-Son Talk on "Driving While Black"
– Payton Sample
Student Stopped by Police Multiple Times
– Robert Alexander
The Great Migration and Injustices
– Deborah Taylor
Previously In the Series
Previous installments in the CAN/DID series have explored perspectives on the Black Lives Matter movement, provided context and strategies for countering anti-Asian racism and celebrated De Anza's unique Intercultural Studies program.
What Is Black Lives Matter?
What does this important social movement mean to Black students, faculty members and classified professionals at De Anza?
Countering Anti-Asian Racism
What is the history behind anti-Asian racism and scapegoating during the pandemic – and how can we confront it?
Intercultural Studies at De Anza
What are the vision and goals behind the creation of De Anza's ethnic studies program – and what makes it unique?