Power in Poetry is a special series from The Invisible Backpack that was originally scheduled to be one episode, but the students were so impressive that we created individual episodes for each that we will continue to roll out over the next fe

Poetry: Amina

Jun 10th, 2022 13m 31s

Poetry: Noel

Jun 10th, 2022 5m 39s

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Poetry Trailer

Jun 10th, 2022 1m 20s

Everyone Has a Friend Who Wears Hijab

Jan 25th, 2022 41m 27s

In this episode we explore the beauty and meaning of the Hijab through the perspectives of eight high school students. We learn from these young women that while it makes them feel closer to their faith, the scarf or hijab is also a deeply pers

A New Season: Julio II

Dec 8th, 2021 6m 56s

Part II: A New Season, Julio IIJulio Molina, originally from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, went on vacation to Rochester, MN twenty years ago at the age of ten. He never left. Eternal optimism and his mother's brilliant advice helped propel him t

We're Still on Vacation: Julio I

Oct 29th, 2021 7m 20s

Julio Molina, originally from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico, went on vacation to Rochester, MN twenty years ago at the age of ten. He never left. Eternal optimism and his mother's brilliant advice helped propel him to the place in life he's carved

Unstoppable, Part II: Mohammed & Wafa

Oct 23rd, 2021 19m 13s

Episode 2 of explores the challenging dynamic between a student new to the country and the education system in the United States. Their story spans the last twenty years. And while it would be comforting to imagine that in the last twenty or so

Unstoppable, Part I: Mohammed & Wafa

Oct 14th, 2021 6m 43s

In this episode we meet Wafa and Mohammed. We learn (briefly) how their family arrived in the US in 2001 and connect with them through music. We learn that while we may have been listening to the same music and copying the same lyrics at the sa

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