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That Moment You Learn The Meaning of Your Name

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 15:01:51 GMT

Written and performed by Siaka Massaquoi about the power of learning the meaning of his name.

Say My Name video (Chinese students at Columbia University)

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:56:25 GMT

In response to xenophobic incidents at Columbia University where East Asian name tags were ripped off in multiple residence halls, Chinese international students share these stories of their names.

Getting Students' Names Right: Why It Matters

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:42:00 GMT

Students at Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High School in San Jose, Calif., describe how their names get mispronounced and misspelled in school.

Hidden Power Behind our Names

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:06:00 GMT

In a world where identity and belonging are so often defined by our labels, diplomat and writer Graci Kim Cribbens asks the question: what is in a name? (TED Talk)

Your Name is Your Crown

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:03:00 GMT

What’s in a name? In this captivating performance of “Sugarcane,” in this TED Talk, poet Toluwanimi Obiwole reveals the origin of her own name, her struggle to embrace it, and her mother’s wisdom. Toluwanimi Oluwafunmilayo Obiwole is a Nigerian-born, Colorado-raised poet, organizer and educator

Do Names Matter?

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:01:00 GMT

In this TED Talk, Lion Lee explores the significance and surprising insignificance of what we're named.

Name Mispronunciations - students' opinions

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:58:00 GMT

Students whose names are regularly mispronounced talk about their experiences.

“Facundo the Great”

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:55:00 GMT

Ramón “Chunky” Sanchez was raised in a small farming community in southern California in the 1950s. As was common practice at that time, teachers at his local elementary school Anglicized the Mexican American students’ names.

Ramón came to StoryCorps to remember a classmate who proved to be the exception to the rule.

Substitute Teacher - Key & Peele

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:48:00 GMT

This sketch can provide a conversation starter about names and mispronunciation in the classroom.

Call people by name: memory tips

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:31:00 GMT

Imagine never having to feel that awkward embarrassment when you know you ought to make an introduction, but just can't remember someone's name. Kate Forrest shares unique memory tips in this TED Talk on how to learn and recall people's names days, months, and years later.