I started video filming again recently for the first time in years.
These clips were initially for a "Cultural Bridging" effort in an ESL program I started in order to offer real life experiences and different perspectives from the American public to the Arab world and our ESL students.
On Election Day, November 8, 2016, we asked several Americans on the street their thoughts on the election.
Chris, from New Jersey, was dressed up in a Donald Trump mask and encouraged voters to go out and vote to, as he said, "Stop Trump."
We also talked to several American students about their feelings and thoughts on the US presidential election this year.
Here's what students and members of Temple University Asian American Association had to say about it.
“People don’t do that enough: to come together and try to be one. I think everyone kind of sees themselves as just by themselves and they don’t really want to socialize with other people. And I think people really underestimate the power of unity. And if a lot of people come together, I feel as though, you guys can make a difference. It’s because a lot of people, they just feel as though they can’t. They feel small, like one little speck of dust in a room. I think people need to realize that you have a lot of capabilities and you have a lot of potential., and you can do so much with that, as long as you choose to.”
A final interview was with 2 young women who are Muslim and attend Temple University as well.
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