Student interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Urban and Regional Planning, clip 15 of 15

Abstract

Brief excerpt from interview: Not a standard but rather knowledge of what could be. Mililani is kind of the antithesis of Moʻiliʻili in a lot of ways. Very walkable. Very well structured. Uniform. And aesthetically pleasing. And so, not to belittle Moʻiliʻili, but I came partially with that preconception of a good neighborhood as somewhere that exhibits good traits. And so looking through that lens, I was able to pinpoint some of the main problems . . . There is no lack of cultural diversity, but maybe socio-economic diversity. There isn't that dichotomy . . . they're kind of stuck in that 'bad neighborhood.' Maybe it is hard for them to see what it could be.