Community storytelling Archives - Page 46 of 61 - Pittsburgh's Public Source

Photos of Chris Rosselot’s grandfather and family members

A legal nightmare took away my grandfather’s rights. Our judges and lawmakers must support elder law reform

by First-person essay by Chris Rosselot March 31, 2021November 5, 2021

What does it mean for my humanity as an Asian-American woman when you can only see me as an object?

by First-person essay by Elina Zhang March 30, 2021November 5, 2021

rally_StopAsianHate

As a Han Chinese woman in Pittsburgh, I see the Atlanta massacre exposing how media, government and academia fail Asian women

by First-person essay by Alexis Lai March 23, 2021November 5, 2021

Changing the lesson plan: A Pittsburgh teacher looks back at the year of teaching online

by First-person essay by Sean Means March 22, 2021November 5, 2021

Seeking closure: The pandemic changed me from a teen excited by the prospect of change to one made anxious by it

by First-person essay by Dani Jordan March 22, 2021November 5, 2021

Luke Chinman, 17, photographed outside his home in Squirrel Hill. He is a senior at Taylor Allderdice High School. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Pandemic isolation helped me better understand my queer identity

by First-person essay by Luke Chinman March 15, 2021November 5, 2021

Dakota Castro-Jarrett, 17, is a senior at Taylor Allderdice High School. Here he is photographed at Allegheny Commons park, which is near his home in East Allegheny. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

COVID-19 has shown that students like me deserve more of a say in the decisions our schools make

by First-person essay by Dakota Castro-Jarrett March 15, 2021November 5, 2021

Teaching can be a ‘joyful slog,’ but during this pandemic, I found myself looking for ‘joyful’

by First-person essay by Jonathan Parker March 15, 2021November 5, 2021

In the shadow of the opioid epidemic, how should we care for patients in pain? Reflections after breaking my neck.

by First-person essay by Kate Pendlebury March 4, 2021November 5, 2021

Commentary: Pittsburgh is America’s apartheid city

by Essay by Jerry Dickinson February 22, 2021November 5, 2021