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And a lot of my attitudes have changed. I’m more positive and I realize bad experiences can be good.” Sophanna Kuck APASU member, workshop participant Kuch didn’t just read his lines standing still — he filled up the whole space he had, using his en tire body to convey his experiences with racism, family and the role wrestling has played in his life. Af ter he’d performed, Luu pointed out the layers in Kuch’s piece. Kuch said that Luu helped each student learn something new about themselves. “I’ve started to trust a lot more,” Kuch said. “And a lot of my attitudes have changed. I’m more positive and I realize bad experiences can be good. ” Luu helped APASU and VSA member Hai Do find the common Thomas Patterson Emerald ‘My Own Story’ workshop member Jason K. Cummings rehearses his monologue, in which he recounts an abusive father and the effects it had on his family. thread that “unifies” his piece — his aspiration to become a model. 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