“The Story of My Body,” by Judith Ortiz Cofer, is a story about Judith’s experience when arriving to Paterson, New Jersey from Puerto Rico. In Paterson, New Jersey, her body and her own self was seen and treated differently. My questions are: have you had a similar experience? What was your reaction?
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This is a very important question, Ana ~ one which it seems we began to address by sharing some of our own personal experiences the other day in class, and one which we will continue to focus on in class today in our discussion about Misty Copeland’s experiences in the rarefied world of classical ballet, and of the short film, “You Can Touch My Hair” (and the experiences that prompted its creations).