Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition

Series produced by Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife

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Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition is comprised of audio stories produced by Travis High School Youth during our 2011 Residency in Ms. Athey's Class. We dug into our Stories Vault-meaning our hard drives- and found some amazing stories that we've missed, or that we haven't shared before. Hope you enjoy!

Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition is comprised of audio stories produced by Travis High School Youth during our 2011 Residency in Ms. Athey's Class. We dug into our Stories Vault-meaning our hard drives- and found some amazing stories that we've missed, or that we haven't shared before. From measuring your "Mexicaness", talking about spaghetti, or even delving into serious subject matters like teen pregnancy-you are sure to find something that resonates with your ears and heart in this series.


6 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Easy, Cheap, and Fast to Make: How to make Spaghetti by Nicolas Pena
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
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Nicolas interviews his dad while making spaghetti, who emphasizes how important it is to know how to cook-especially when you are single, and/or wh...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 03:55
Enchilada Talk: A Mother & Daughter Conversation
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
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Warning: Do not listen on an empty stomach! In this story Amanda and her mom talk about you guessed it! Enchiladas! Amanda's mom, learned to make t...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:50
Liliana & Jacob's "Why Hunt?"
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
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Cousins Juliana & Jacob explore hunting in this piece. Hunting seems to be a family tradition-stemming from their granddad who killed goats on his ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
Soccer with Mom
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
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In this short piece, Miguel reminisces about watching the 2010 soccer world cup on a day that his mom was off from work-something that doesn't happ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:21
Jasmine & Teen Pregnancy
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
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Jasmine explores the difficult and at times controversial subject of teen pregnancy-taking the mic to her friends and fellow schoolmates who have e...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:51
How Mexican are You? Rio's Mexican-American Culture Gap
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: 2011 Travis High Edition
Caption: Rio and her Mom
Rio, faces a big identity question. "Am I Mexican? If so how Mexican am I?" Let's just say Rio was raised a bit differently than prior generations ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:44