{"id":88198,"date":"2020-01-20T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=88198"},"modified":"2020-03-16T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T00:01:10","slug":"inclusion-and-diversity-story-jams-new-show-celebrating-the-mlk-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/inclusion-and-diversity-story-jams-new-show-celebrating-the-mlk-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion and Diversity, Story Jam\u2019s new show celebrating the MLK Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yilin Xie<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">As Americans vote for their choice for president, for some voters it will be their first time to cast a ballot. And, for immigrants that first vote can take years before it becomes a reality. That was the situation for award winning story teller, Nestor Gomez, when he presented his struggle at Story Jam\u2019s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day celebration in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to create as much diversity on stage, and much diverse storytelling as possible,\u201d said Stephanie Rogers, the producer of Story Jam.<\/p>\n<p>Story Jam includes storytelling and live music performance. Usually, one show features five storytellers and five original music pieces.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"MLKDay Yilin 20200120\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/398012569?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Rogers said, they write an original song based on the reflection of each personal story, and each show has different content.<\/p>\n<p>Nestor Gomez, an award-winning storyteller, told his story of becoming a U.S citizen from an undocumented immigrant at the show. He shared his excitement of being able to vote for the first time in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got inspired to tell my story because I heard others tell their story,\u201d Gomez said, \u201cI used to stutter when I was a kid, and I want to get over my fear of public speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStorytelling in Chicago is extremely popular,\u201d Roger said, \u201cI think people feel the need to tell their personal stories and hear personal stories to connect with others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Story Jam show, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyjamshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a> for their latest event schedule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Nestor Gomez, an award-winning storyteller, told his story of becoming a U.S citizen from an undocumented immigrant at the Story Jam show on MLK Day. 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