The Equality Now Project aims to amplify and uplift diverse voices. In the spirit of achieving this, we’ve conducted four student interviews with authors from this project.
In this interview, we were given the chance to speak with Ariel Santiago, author of the piece “Bloom,” and she expressed herself with vulnerability and passion as she shared what’s next for her.
Author Ariel Santiago
How has your work with the Literacy Services of Wisconsin benefitted you or helped you feel more comfortable with yourself?
Being in the literacy services program was like a new door opening for me. Wanting to finish school and having Kathrine was the biggest motivation for me. I really opened up, I was never good at public speaking. Being able to be vulnerable and say what’s on your mind [in the classroom environment] helped out a lot.