Students from Notre Dame High School (San Jose, CA) created "Towards the Same Dream,” (Por el mismo sueño) a bilingual book about day workers that includes personal narratives and superhero comic strips. “Towards the Same Dream” was created through visiting the Day Worker Center in Mountain View (Mountain View, CA) and interviewing day workers in English and Spanish.
The ultimate goal of the project is to bridge cultural divides and to educate the community about the lives, struggles, and joys of the day worker community.
The ultimate goal of the project is to bridge cultural divides and to educate the community about the lives, struggles, and joys of the day worker community.
By participating in this project, students experienced “hard empathy”, and were able to both gain a new perspective and expand their knowledge about the lives of day workers. Notre Dame's call to serve and participate in the community encourages students to take this knowledge and apply it to the service they give in neighboring communities. This trip to the Day Worker center enabled students to recognize their own growth (both as a social justice advocate and a Spanish speaker) by connecting with their day worker on a spiritual and personal level.
- Free downloadable PDF
- Free E-book
- Buy a printed copy $14.62 (all proceeds donated to the DWC of Mountain View)
