Being birthed by an addict and a drug dealer, I was already labeled. I was just another stereotype that was going to end up dead, in the streets, or incarcerated. According to society, that was supposed to be my life... Plot twist! I broke the Foster Care Stereotype!!!

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Surviving a sudden, life-changing brain injury almost nine years ago was the EASY part. It was in the long, tough process of getting back to "normal" -- and in the reality of working hard to stay there every day since -- that she has faced her biggest challenges AND experienced her greatest joys.

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Frank was born and raised by a single mom in the Golden Gate Barrio of Phoenix, AZ. Lunch money being scarce, he loved school because he could receive peanut butter sandwiches in exchange for cleaning the cafeteria. Frank earned money at a young age by selling vegetables door-to-door and picking cotton, giving his earnings to his mother to help support their large family. Frank was the first in his family to graduate from Phoenix College, and then ASU, and retired as a principal after 35+ years in education.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=mb6775762c41391c5b061e5d290507801

After the loss of my mother to suicide and my nephew to SIDS, I struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as experiencing flashbacks, obsessive negative thoughts, feelings of guilt, anxiety and nightmares. However, I also experienced a greater feeling of closeness to others, I began to be more forgiving and more compassionate towards others and my world view changed from generally pessimistic to cheerfully optimistic. I'd like to share my experiences with PTSD and Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=me26e67148ffbe6856fb63d80327b669e

Jacqueline, growing up Jacque so many parts and pieces that you don't always talk about. Get to know Jacque's parts and pieces in an interactive storybook that allows you to dictate the experiences with stereotypes from the beginning, through the middle, to the end.

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Many people think the Aztecs were bloodthirsty savages wiped out by Spanish conquistadors when they toppled their empire, but that version of the story is not only grossly inaccurate, it ignores the fact that Aztec people like me, and our language and culture survived and persist even to this day. I will discuss my journey to reconnect with this community as part of my own self-discovery as an activist, cultural warrior, and artist; and how reclaiming my native heritage opened doors to connecting with people from many other cultures.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m0d6d23a33c8295a37b23f03dd232a1f2

Frank was born and raised by a single mom in the Golden Gate Barrio of Phoenix, AZ. Lunch money being scarce, he loved school because he could receive peanut butter sandwiches in exchange for cleaning the cafeteria. Frank earned money at a young age by selling vegetables door-to-door and picking cotton, giving his earnings to his mother to help support their large family. Frank was the first in his family to graduate from Phoenix College, and then ASU, and retired as a principal after 35+ years in education.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=mb6775762c41391c5b061e5d290507801

Southern culture is stereotyped as "hick" culture or hillbilly culture. Folks are considered stupid if they happen to have a Southern accent. I grew up in the South and promptly lost the accent. The South is still recovering from its history and is bringing some important changes to our society. Food is an approachable topic for folks to consider from the South and an entry in the changes that are occurring. I’m an English Professor by trade, a Southerner by birth, and a bourbon lover by experience. Let’s talk about how this uniquely American “spirit” can help us to better understand our rich cultural history and to strategically practice mindfulness in the harried times of Covid-19.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m4454e29a22fbbce091fcf21af3b18743

Jacqueline, growing up Jacque so many parts and pieces that you don't always talk about. Get to know Jacque's parts and pieces in an interactive storybook that allows you to dictate the experiences with stereotypes from the beginning, through the middle, to the end.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m157c924225ac39716e131e64af543fd6

I was orphaned at 14 with no one to call family and nowhere to call home. I went through verbal and emotional abuse throughout the department of child safety or DCS the new CPS. This is going to be a story of who I was what I went through and who I became. I was stereotyped as a criminal for being in the system. All questions are welcome some examples would be: have you ever thought about committing suicide or have you ever been sexually abused.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m086fa63b4d80b566b46f063faedeb9ab

Stereotype: “Heavy metal”, “biker chick”, “Cyndi Lauper”, “suspicious”, “Joan Jett”, “man”, “high”...I get called all those things. Every one of those labels is wrong. You know how people give you an item and they say, “It’s so YOU?” I wonder, what about ME makes you think I am listening to AC/DC in my earbuds, or that I would look great in a red disco jumpsuit? What makes Security follow me around the Airport, and when I get to the Gate, I have to step aside to have a private screening, and then they are not sure if they should send me into the DHS Office with a male or female guard to do the pat-down? I used to be insulted by all these labels. Now it just makes me curious about YOU.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m1ab9ddecde7ec4220c76b5c4c71a484f

Frank was born and raised by a single mom in the Golden Gate Barrio of Phoenix, AZ. Lunch money being scarce, he loved school because he could receive peanut butter sandwiches in exchange for cleaning the cafeteria. Frank earned money at a young age by selling vegetables door-to-door and picking cotton, giving his earnings to his mother to help support their large family. Frank was the first in his family to graduate from Phoenix College, and then ASU, and retired as a principal after 35+ years in education.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=mb6775762c41391c5b061e5d290507801

Southern culture is stereotyped as "hick" culture or hillbilly culture. Folks are considered stupid if they happen to have a Southern accent. I grew up in the South and promptly lost the accent. The South is still recovering from its history and is bringing some important changes to our society. Food is an approachable topic for folks to consider from the South and an entry in the changes that are occurring. I’m an English Professor by trade, a Southerner by birth, and a bourbon lover by experience. Let’s talk about how this uniquely American “spirit” can help us to better understand our rich cultural history and to strategically practice mindfulness in the harried times of Covid-19.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m4454e29a22fbbce091fcf21af3b18743

Jacqueline, growing up Jacque so many parts and pieces that you don't always talk about. Get to know Jacque's parts and pieces in an interactive storybook that allows you to dictate the experiences with stereotypes from the beginning, through the middle, to the end.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m157c924225ac39716e131e64af543fd6

Many people think the Aztecs were bloodthirsty savages wiped out by Spanish conquistadors when they toppled their empire, but that version of the story is not only grossly inaccurate, it ignores the fact that Aztec people like me, and our language and culture survived and persist even to this day. I will discusses my journey to reconnect with this community as part of my own self-discovery as an activist, cultural warrior, and artist; and how reclaiming my native heritage opened doors to connecting with people from many other cultures.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m0d6d23a33c8295a37b23f03dd232a1f2

Stereotype: “Heavy metal”, “biker chick”, “Cyndi Lauper”, “suspicious”, “Joan Jett”, “man”, “high”...I get called all those things. Every one of those labels is wrong. You know how people give you an item and they say, “It’s so YOU?” I wonder, what about ME makes you think I am listening to AC/DC in my earbuds, or that I would look great in a red disco jumpsuit? What makes Security follow me around the Airport, and when I get to the Gate, I have to step aside to have a private screening, and then they are not sure if they should send me into the DHS Office with a male or female guard to do the pat-down? I used to be insulted by all these labels. Now it just makes me curious about YOU.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m1ab9ddecde7ec4220c76b5c4c71a484f

Frank was born and raised by a single mom in the Golden Gate Barrio of Phoenix, AZ. Lunch money being scarce, he loved school because he could receive peanut butter sandwiches in exchange for cleaning the cafeteria. Frank earned money at a young age by selling vegetables door-to-door and picking cotton, giving his earnings to his mother to help support their large family. Frank was the first in his family to graduate from Phoenix College, and then ASU, and retired as a principal after 35+ years in education.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=mb6775762c41391c5b061e5d290507801

Southern culture is stereotyped as "hick" culture or hillbilly culture. Folks are considered stupid if they happen to have a Southern accent. I grew up in the South and promptly lost the accent. The South is still recovering from its history and is bringing some important changes to our society. Food is an approachable topic for folks to consider from the South and an entry in the changes that are occurring. I’m an English Professor by trade, a Southerner by birth, and a bourbon lover by experience. Let’s talk about how this uniquely American “spirit” can help us to better understand our rich cultural history and to strategically practice mindfulness in the harried times of Covid-19.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m4454e29a22fbbce091fcf21af3b18743

Surviving a sudden, life-changing brain injury almost nine years ago was the EASY part. It was in the long, tough process of getting back to "normal" -- and in the reality of working hard to stay there every day since -- that she has faced her biggest challenges AND experienced her greatest joys.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m07a838b4d560ca5a89656a83697cc1fa

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 15 years ago. Learning to live with so much pain no one can see did not come easy. Whether you suffer from physical or other pain, come discover how living a life for others helps you find great joy in the midst of pain.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m1453240cf2dfaa20f81c1109e27da8fd

After the loss of my mother to suicide and my nephew to SIDS, I struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as experiencing flashbacks, obsessive negative thoughts, feelings of guilt, anxiety and nightmares. However, I also experienced a greater feeling of closeness to others, I began to be more forgiving and more compassionate towards others and my world view changed from generally pessimistic to cheerfully optimistic. I'd like to share my experiences with PTSD and Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m24d23b7fa2476d69cfce07864fcd94cb

Surviving a sudden, life-changing brain injury almost nine years ago was the EASY part. It was in the long, tough process of getting back to "normal" -- and in the reality of working hard to stay there every day since -- that she has faced her biggest challenges AND experienced her greatest joys.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m07a838b4d560ca5a89656a83697cc1fa

Many people think the Aztecs were bloodthirsty savages wiped out by Spanish conquistadors when they toppled their empire, but that version of the story is not only grossly inaccurate, it ignores the fact that Aztec people like me, and our language and culture survived and persist even to this day. I will discusses my journey to reconnect with this community as part of my own self-discovery as an activist, cultural warrior, and artist; and how reclaiming my native heritage opened doors to connecting with people from many other cultures.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m0d6d23a33c8295a37b23f03dd232a1f2

Running saved my life. So did transitioning. I was assigned male at birth but came out as trans when I was 26-years-old. Now, at 35, I have been living as myself for nearly a decade, enjoying the life that I never could have believed was possible. This is due not only to being authentic to myself. It's also because, at the same time I came out, I decided to try out endurance running at the suggestion of one of my best friends. Honestly, it was brutal. And at the same time, it was so life affirming. For the first time ever, I felt at home in my body. Now, almost a decade later, I've completed nine marathons, numerous half marathons, and a slew of other races. I want to share my love for this sport with other trans people, which is why it breaks me to pieces to see the way that so many are finding ways to actively prevent trans people from participating in sports. As a Book, I want to talk with others about why this happens and what I think can be done about it...

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m1ab9ddecde7ec4220c76b5c4c71a484f

After the loss of my mother to suicide and my nephew to SIDS, I struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as experiencing flashbacks, obsessive negative thoughts, feelings of guilt, anxiety and nightmares. However, I also experienced a greater feeling of closeness to others, I began to be more forgiving and more compassionate towards others and my world view changed from generally pessimistic to cheerfully optimistic. I'd like to share my experiences with PTSD and Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m24d23b7fa2476d69cfce07864fcd94cb

Being Muslim in American in the 21st Century. Sharing my experience to when I decided to embrace the hijab as a Muslim American female. I will share some of my personal struggles of being first generation as a child of immigrants. Islam was always a beautiful part of my life. We practiced Islam at home, I was taught that religion is something one holds in their heart. No one else in my "Muslim family" covers their hair with the hijab. I decided to cover my hair after 9/11. The American tragedy on our soil devastated me as it did millions of other Americans. The glaring difference however was that the responsible party for this heinous act were identified as "Muslims"... join me to hear my journey to where I stand now as a Muslim American woman, educator, a Chicagoan always, and a servant of the Creator Most High.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m0d6d23a33c8295a37b23f03dd232a1f2

I was orphaned at 14 with no one to call family and nowhere to call home. I went through verbal and emotional abuse throughout the department of child safety or DCS the new CPS. This is going to be a story of who I was what I went through and who I became. I was stereotyped as a criminal for being in the system. All questions are welcome some examples would be: have you ever thought about committing suicide or have you ever been sexually abused.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m086fa63b4d80b566b46f063faedeb9ab

Running saved my life. So did transitioning. I was assigned male at birth but came out as trans when I was 26-years-old. Now, at 35, I have been living as myself for nearly a decade, enjoying the life that I never could have believed was possible. This is due not only to being authentic to myself. It's also because, at the same time I came out, I decided to try out endurance running at the suggestion of one of my best friends. Honestly, it was brutal. And at the same time, it was so life affirming. For the first time ever, I felt at home in my body. Now, almost a decade later, I've completed nine marathons, numerous half marathons, and a slew of other races. I want to share my love for this sport with other trans people, which is why it breaks me to pieces to see the way that so many are finding ways to actively prevent trans people from participating in sports. As a Book, I want to talk with others about why this happens and what I think can be done about it...

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m1ab9ddecde7ec4220c76b5c4c71a484f

After the loss of my mother to suicide and my nephew to SIDS, I struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) such as experiencing flashbacks, obsessive negative thoughts, feelings of guilt, anxiety and nightmares. However, I also experienced a greater feeling of closeness to others, I began to be more forgiving and more compassionate towards others and my world view changed from generally pessimistic to cheerfully optimistic. I'd like to share my experiences with PTSD and Post Traumatic Growth (PTG).

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m24d23b7fa2476d69cfce07864fcd94cb

Being Muslim in American in the 21st Century. Sharing my experience to when I decided to embrace the hijab as a Muslim American female. I will share some of my personal struggles of being first generation as a child of immigrants. Islam was always a beautiful part of my life. We practiced Islam at home, I was taught that religion is something one holds in their heart. No one else in my "Muslim family" covers their hair with the hijab. I decided to cover my hair after 9/11. The American tragedy on our soil devastated me as it did millions of other Americans. The glaring difference however was that the responsible party for this heinous act were identified as "Muslims"... join me to hear my journey to where I stand now as a Muslim American woman, educator, a Chicagoan always, and a servant of the Creator Most High.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m0d6d23a33c8295a37b23f03dd232a1f2

Many people think the Aztecs were bloodthirsty savages wiped out by Spanish conquistadors when they toppled their empire, but that version of the story is not only grossly inaccurate, it ignores the fact that Aztec people like me, and our language and culture survived and persist even to this day. I will discuss my journey to reconnect with this community as part of my own self-discovery as an activist, cultural warrior, and artist; and how reclaiming my native heritage opened doors to connecting with people from many other cultures.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m086fa63b4d80b566b46f063faedeb9ab

I'm a white, cis-gendered male in my late 50's. I've enjoyed many of the privileges this inherently brings in American society but, due to the way I practice romantic relationships I lead a double life in my workplace and in my family. Non-monogamy is still widely regarded as unacceptable even though the ethical practice of multiple, loving relationships carries important lessons for monogamy.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m157c924225ac39716e131e64af543fd6

Through online dating came to the US to marry and take responsibility for two step children.

• https://maricopa.webex.com/maricopa/j.php?MTID=m07a838b4d560ca5a89656a83697cc1fa