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The Loop Lab
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I missed out on opportunities because I wasn't living here
Boston just kind of used to be a fun day trip thing
I'm born and raised in Boston
I was just raised in Boston ever since
A lot of jobs here for a lot of immigrants when I first came here
I'm born and raised in Boston
It's very complex growing up in Boston with a lot going on
Every time I go there the people that work here they just naturally know me
Every time I go there the people that work here they just naturally know me
support in venues and events I went to
I felt supported in venues and events I went to
That's where I feel the most support
A lot of opportunities come up with somebody else
this past May when I got accepted into the Boston 48 Hour Film Festival
You got to be making a good amount of money to afford stuff
one thing I ve noticed is just how expensive it is
Housing Costs
Housing Costs
Housing Costs
You got to make between 80 to 100K in Boston to be comfortable
You got to make between 80 to 100K in Boston to be comfortable
The trains suck and the buses suck and even the roads suck
Living out of Boston is more expensive which is even worse
transportation is tough
I feel like there's not a lot of support for Black people
I shouldn't change you know what I'm saying
I feel like the housing situation should really be more focused on
Cops just feeling it being Black in the city
Certain interactions where it's back to the grinding thing
Downtown Philly is a lot more diverse than downtown here
We're just really trying to live out here
Transportation hopefully better way better places
If you're a good photographer in BIPOC you have opportunity
A 70-year-old lady who's been there since the freaking 50s
belief in hope
A lot of times I don't really go nowhere just stays this conversation
Manage that towards the community basically
People got to take action take control instead of just leaving it up to governmental officials
My parents wanted the best for us they were immigrants
Grew up in the projects didn't have a lot of money
I would play ukulele on the side of the road in Central Square
I wasn't even doing it for the money at first
I always was able to figure out how to get some kind of resource
There's got to be some sort of in-between
I also went through a period of time where I was homeless
There's a lot of cold people in that industry
Buses stopped giving out change
It crumbled in there and I could see it all messed up
I'm waiting for my money dude I just put $10 in there
Not everyone has a card like that
Boston a lot more elevated
It was one of the first we caused all the problems
More mental health support and compassionate rehabilitation
She was just crying asking for help from pedestrians
People punching each other on the benches and stuff
I want food to be more affordable
more reasons to go outside other than just get food
We need more non-profit places like that for adults who are bored
If you're on the T of course you don't want talk to anybody
I haven't seen any bit of negativity in here
If we create community centers of some of the sorts
People who might need to start over or just need to find a community
I might've walked past him
I feel like a lot of it is only there if you are
Access to healthcare should be free I feel like
what's important to put our time towards
I fall in the middle of being not American
My father came to Boston a long time ago for a better life
Boston's been great in the sense of all the opportunities
So both of my parents came to the United States during the Salvadoran War
And they actually didn't come to Boston immediately
Boston is all I've really known
I understand the contrast between my parents and what they got
My abuela she left from the Trujillo dictatorship and went to New York
My grandmother my mom grew up in Boston
My relationship with Boston is really interesting because I know small shortcuts
My relationship with Boston is really interesting because I know small shortcuts
I can get anywhere on the bus or on the train
I saw the effects of gentrification
My mother originally adopted me from Cambodia
What brought me to Boston itself was The Loop Labs opportunity
They went back from Cali to Boston back and forth
Just been commuting here for a good 25 years
Sustained a lot
It felt authentic and it just felt like the most secure
I guess for the first time felt that with you guys
It was more so of you guys believing in us
I have felt supported within my community
I definitely felt supported in Boston in terms of that
I feel Boston is definitely very can still be very classist
I grew up in government housing and the projects and stuff like that
Using children as drug dealers
I see the community around me expanding in luxury buildings and luxury apartments
They feel as a community
A lot of negligence when it comes to supporting communities lacking mental health
They feel as a community
They're like it's not something that a lot of people have been living in
Those communities that are under looked need help and support
I am grateful enough that there's programs set in place like The Loop Lab
You can just go to a park meet random people and have fun
You feel that you're able to walk around with no issues
Just bringing back what Boston was before instead of it being what it is now
A major lack in mutual aid and community aid
Everyone has become selfish that it's like I don't owe my community anything
Every park that I used to go to is overtaken by white families
The mutual aid part just being there for your communities
The mutual aid part just being there for your communities
Bringing the community back to the community where its like everyone's equal
Everyone having equal rights to be everywhere
If we don't give each other that space then it creates a divide
They're coming in with a specific statement that they really want to get across
We all want the same thing so why not have that
I planted sunflower seeds with a group in some parks
It's time and community and allowing space for each other