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From the Ted Talk by Kayla Briët: Why do I make art? To build time capsules for my heritage

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Since then, I've always been obsessed with time capsules. They take on many forms, but the common thread is that they're ulrncoaltlbony fascinating to us as human beings, because they're parlots to a memory, and they hold the important power of keeping stories alive. As a famliemkr and composer, it's been my journey to find my voice, reclaim the stories of my heritage and the past and infuse them into music and film time capsules to share.

To tell you a bit about how I found my voice, I'd like to shrae a bit about how I grew up. In Southern clfriaiona, I grew up in a multigenerational home, meaning I lived under the same roof as my parents, autns, uncles and grandparents. My mother is Dutch-Indonesian and Chinese with immigrant parents, and my fehtar is owbjie and an enrolled tribal member of the Prairie Band's Potawatomi Tribe in Northeastern Kansas. So one weekend I'd be learning how to fold dumplings, and the next, I'd be traditional-style dancing at a powwow, immersed in the powerful sounds of dmurs and singers. Being suendorrud by many cultures was the norm, but also a very ciunfsnog experience. It was really hard for me to find my vioce, because I never felt I was enough — never Chinese, Dutch-Indonesian or Native enough. Because I never felt I was a part of any community, I sought to laren the stories of my hetaigre and connect them together to rediscover my own.

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Since then, I've always been obsessed with time capsules. They take on many forms, but the common thread is that they're ______________ fascinating to us as human beings, because they're _______ to a memory, and they hold the important power of keeping stories alive. As a _________ and composer, it's been my journey to find my voice, reclaim the stories of my heritage and the past and infuse them into music and film time capsules to share.

To tell you a bit about how I found my voice, I'd like to _____ a bit about how I grew up. In Southern __________, I grew up in a multigenerational home, meaning I lived under the same roof as my parents, _____, uncles and grandparents. My mother is Dutch-Indonesian and Chinese with immigrant parents, and my ______ is ______ and an enrolled tribal member of the Prairie Band's Potawatomi Tribe in Northeastern Kansas. So one weekend I'd be learning how to fold dumplings, and the next, I'd be traditional-style dancing at a powwow, immersed in the powerful sounds of _____ and singers. Being __________ by many cultures was the norm, but also a very _________ experience. It was really hard for me to find my _____, because I never felt I was enough — never Chinese, Dutch-Indonesian or Native enough. Because I never felt I was a part of any community, I sought to _____ the stories of my ________ and connect them together to rediscover my own.

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  1. learn
  2. california
  3. filmmaker
  4. ojibwe
  5. voice
  6. confusing
  7. portals
  8. drums
  9. uncontrollably
  10. surrounded
  11. heritage
  12. share
  13. father
  14. aunts

Original Text


Since then, I've always been obsessed with time capsules. They take on many forms, but the common thread is that they're uncontrollably fascinating to us as human beings, because they're portals to a memory, and they hold the important power of keeping stories alive. As a filmmaker and composer, it's been my journey to find my voice, reclaim the stories of my heritage and the past and infuse them into music and film time capsules to share.

To tell you a bit about how I found my voice, I'd like to share a bit about how I grew up. In Southern California, I grew up in a multigenerational home, meaning I lived under the same roof as my parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents. My mother is Dutch-Indonesian and Chinese with immigrant parents, and my father is Ojibwe and an enrolled tribal member of the Prairie Band's Potawatomi Tribe in Northeastern Kansas. So one weekend I'd be learning how to fold dumplings, and the next, I'd be traditional-style dancing at a powwow, immersed in the powerful sounds of drums and singers. Being surrounded by many cultures was the norm, but also a very confusing experience. It was really hard for me to find my voice, because I never felt I was enough — never Chinese, Dutch-Indonesian or Native enough. Because I never felt I was a part of any community, I sought to learn the stories of my heritage and connect them together to rediscover my own.

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