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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. I agreed with him and thanked him, with a hoarse voice, a handshake and a nod.

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Design Series: Understanding Audience Needs

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Build internal trust first: A soccer lesson I wasn’t an amazing soccer player, but I did enjoy playing on soccer teams throughout my childhood. Create a safe space where all voices are valued and respected. I was always a midfielder, charged with passing the ball to my teammates and knowing where they were at any moment.

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How Do You Inspire Visitors to Take Action After They Leave?

Museum 2.0

This month, we opened a new exhibition at the MAH, Lost Childhoods: Voices of Santa Cruz County Foster Youth and Foster Youth Museum (brief video clip from opening night here ). it uses art, history, artifacts, and storytelling to illuminate a big human story and an urgent social issue. What's your take on this approach?

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How Nelson Mandela’s Legacy to Advance Access to Education Lives On

Saleforce Nonprofit

I had a tough childhood there, but I was able to go to school and worked hard for the education my mother had given me the opportunity to get. He was a voice for education and equality and helped me see the importance of what I’d gained growing up in Europe. When I was 18, I went back to DRC and was reunited with my mother.

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How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day

The Verge

I also video edit everything myself too because for me that is half of the art form. Around March, I stopped traveling and I found myself at my parents’ house in my childhood bed. I had so much resistance to it because my mental voice was saying, “You’re 27 years old. My gut voice was arguing, “Make the TikTok.”

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Covid-19 and Museum

Museum 2.0

We discussed our passion for history, art, and education. We gave each other the minor assignments to watch a movie from our childhood (me Space Jam and her A Goofy Movie) to relax. The twitter account and collective art + museum transparency has been tracking in twitter thread and spreadsheet.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

I make art, specifically collages, and am a big fan of sending and receiving written letters, which I think is a lost art. I’m really excited that we have opened up our program to folks with DACA status (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). I cook to de-stress and love feeding people!

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