StoryCorps Chicago Finale: Students Need To ‘Know That They Are Seen’
By Bill Healy
StoryCorps Chicago Finale: Students Need To ‘Know That They Are Seen’
By Bill Healy
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Sonia Wang’s parents wanted her to become a lawyer or doctor, but instead she became a teacher. Wang’s parents are Korean immigrants and had a hard time accepting their daughter’s decision. In 2015, Sonia Wang visited the StoryCorps booth with Ji Yoon Noh, a young woman she mentors, who was curious about how Sonia’s parents handled her career choice.
Bill Healy produces StoryCorps Chicago for WBEZ and teaches journalism at Northwestern University. A podcast he produced was a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. Follow him @chicagoan.