I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid (Video)

By Reyna Jacqueline Peña, Gozamos

On Thursday, June 28th, Gozamos joined The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum for “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.”  The Museum collaborated with the national Coming Out of the Shadows campaign to create an “Inside Out” inspired group action exhibit. The resulting action known as “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid” is a courageous public declaration of visibility, identity and community.

Gozamos.com was in attendance on opening night to interview and record young, undocumented students, activists and allies living in Chicago regarding their thoughts on identity, visibility and the movement, in general.  Recordings of the full interviews will be shared with the Rafael Cintron Ortiz Cultural Center at UIC and archived at The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.

The exhibit at the Hull-House runs through July 29.

Video edited by Wilberto Morales

This video first appeared in Gozamos.

Reyna Jacqueline Peña is former market researcher conducting research studies most recently for Fortune 500 telecommunication and technology companies, now working toward obtaining her doctorate in applied social psychology. Her academic research interests include the self, prejudice and discrimination, social identity, and consumer psychology. To stay current with her daily musings, you can find her compulsively editing her frequent posts and status updates on Facebook and Twitter.