“…we are not me
We are we.”
Call Us What We Carry
Amanda Gorman
Who Am I?
I am from the mountains and a land reaped by my grandfather
I am from the self-taught midwifery of my great-grandmother
I am my parent’s dreams and my generation’s hope
I am all who I can be in this adopted land called home.
Yeye Suárez
Welcome
My name is Johanna Wesson Suárez. Creativity and spirituality were my grounding forces to survive the overwhelming layers of being a monolingual, Spanish-speaking, immigrant teen.
Realizing the power that performing arts had to bring people together, I dedicated my life’s work to serve others through creativity. Working in community with youth led me to specialize in mental health,
Searching for collective healing and justice, I cultivated a deeper desire to understand individual and communal defense mechanisms that help us survive the impact of trauma.
