As debates rage in state legislatures and school boards about history curriculums or critical race theory or the impact of slavery, we know that how we imagine our future has everything to do with how we remember our past. In this episode, we begin our series pulling apart the stories we have been told about the American Dream through our own multiple, honest, complicated stories of Dreaming America. We begin with our host, Amanda Henderson’s own family story. Moving West to find a better life, open space, and a land of their own, Amanda’s grandparent’s encountered hardship and built community. Their story mirrors the classic stories we have been told about pioneers and homesteaders, and there was more to that story, and there is more to our story. Begin the journey for the weeks ahead in the American Southwest with the stories we are told before we move further into the many stories we hold.
Resources to learn more:
Homestead Act of 1862 - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act#:~:text=The%20Homestead%20Act%2C%20enacted%20during,plot%20by%20cultivating%20the%20land.
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Resources from the Guest:
New River (Images of America) Book, Marcy Miller
https://www.amazon.com/River-Images-America-Marcy-Miller/dp/1467115932
Land of Our Own: New River, Arizona Paperback
by Pauline Essary Grimes (Author)
"How the American Dream Has Changed Over Time." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2016. Student Resources in Context
A Brief History of the American Dream
An Essay by Sarah Churchwell, Professor at the University of London, and Author, Behold, America: The Entangled History of ‘America First’ and ‘the American Dream’
The Bible is a Book about Land
Political Paradox and Prerequisites of the American Dream: Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi
Between Worlds: Dr. Albert Hernández on The American Dream from his Cuban-American Perspective
Culture Shock and Consuming a Dream: Nga Vương-Sandoval on fleeing Việt Nam as a Child
BONUS Episode: LIVE! Why Ban Drag?
Freedom from Violence: Representative Iman Jodeh’s Palestinian-American family story of seeking refuge and finding a life of public leadership
Broken Glass & Salty Tears: Rabbi Joe Black and his family story of fleeing persecution and finding purpose
Ownership, Belonging & Dreaming America: Ben Sanders
Losing Everything at Indian Boarding School: Bessie Smith (Dzabahe)
Dreaming America: Season 4 Trailer
Amanda, Lex, and Denise Soler Cox: The Struggle to Belong, & How a Night at a Bar in Miami Changed Everything!
Amanda, Lex, & Dr. Philip Butler talk Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence & Religion
Amanda, Lex, & Ian Silverii: Religion's In Our Politics: It's Inescapable
Change is Disruptive - Choose Mindfulness
Amanda, Lex & Dr. Miguel De La Torre: Screw With the Structures & Change Your God
Amanda & Lex on Season 3: "Change: The Only Lasting Truth"
Amanda & Lex Wrap Up Season 2
How Do We Talk Politics with Our Families?
Finding Freedom in Your Religious Tradition - The Choice is Yours!
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