Student interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Upper Divison English, clip 7 of 10

Abstract

Brief excerpt from interview: Definitely one of the struggles I had in this class is I am a [U.S.] military wife. I am a military spouse, and it's sometimes hard to go on huakaʻi that are sponsored by people who are against the military because it reflects upon my husband, you know? How can I rely upon the military for support and yet be against them at the same time? Growing up in Hawaiʻi, when I had to bring my husband who is a military person home to my family I was like 'Oh my God, my parents are gonna kill me.' You know, in Hawaiʻi, you always grow up [learning] the military is bad... I learned so much about my classmates just personally because this class shares a lot of moʻolelo from where they personally come from. So when you're sharing about a place you come from you kind of get that bond with each other. You bond with someone when you're fighting against wind farms. I learned education can be fun. It was definitely fun in my last semester to have this class... Just to learn so much about a place you come from. I had British Literature. I had Shakespeare. I had 19th Century Literature that dealt with colonialism... When you read Shakespeare, it's not really personally connected to you... [A place-based class like Candace's] just bonds you closer to the place you come from, and it's so much easier to learn when you understand what's being presented in the class.