JaeHyun+A.+Timeline

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Written Source









This written source was given to me in one folder. I received it in India when I was attending the Habitat For Humanity trip. The folder consists of my name tag, a certificate, a list of rules and instructions, and a sheet informing us about who is who. This folder is a primary source because it was written and given to me during the Habitat For Humanity trip. This source is significant because it explains what the conditions are like in India. Just from analyzing these documents, one can notice the low income people receive, the lack of clean water, and the high levels of theft.

Artifact





I have picked two artifacts. One is the Yearbook. There is writing in these two pages but they mainly focus on the Habitat For Humanity Trip to Sri Lanka. I know that the majority of the images are from the trip to India because I was the one who took these photos (I am a Yearbook photographer). The second artifact is a group photo the Habitat For Humanity team took in India. I placed this one here because you can see me in the picture. These artifacts are primary sources because the photos were taken in India. These images are significant because they show what the team did when they were in India.

Interview []

This is a video that Dennis had made for Yearbook. The video is focused on the trip to India. It consists of interviews, the construction of the house, and us visiting a school and an orphanage. This is a primary source because the clips were taken during the trip. The video is significant because it explains everything that had happened in the Habitat For Humanity trip in great detail. The video shows both what we have done and how we felt during the process.

=Detailed description of one event= **November 2010** After returning to Korea JaeHyun An becomes a member of the Habitat For Humanity team. Through this club JaeHyun experiences the hardships of those who are less fortunate. On November of his Junior year he traveled to India, Bangalore with the Habitat for Humanity team in order to aid the building of houses for two families. When looking at the written document, the Habitat for Humanity team split into two individual groups. One group worked on the house of Mrs. Sowbagya. She is a daily wage earner, married to Sampath Kumar (an auto driver),and is a mother to two children, Manoj, and Tejeswini. Mrs. Sawbagya makes an annual income of Rs.60,000($1,300). The second group worked on the house of Mrs. Gowrama. She is a home maker, married to Sampath Kumar (a lorry driver), and mother to Girijamma. Her annual income is Rs.48,000 ($1,000). The artifact consisting of the group photo indicates that JaeHyun An was in the second group. Certain areas of India are extremely prosperous, where the rich are extremely wealthy and live lavish lifestyles. However, when looking at the written document the possible risk factors and the specific precautions that needed to be taken indicate the severity of some of the nations issues. The avoidance of water is frequently mentioned because a lot of the rural areas do not have clean running water, and trash is just stacked into piles on the outskirts of the neighborhood. The reminder to be concerned about personal items and valuables indicates the low level of security. Throughout the week, students would intensively work on the site, lifting boulders of rocks and shoveling away large quantities of sand. Looking at the photos, the work was not easy and by the end of the day pain ran throughout the entire body. However, according to the interviews, every minute, and every aching bone was worth it. Towards the end of the week, JaeHyun An, and the Habitat For Humanity team was given the opportunity to visit schools and orphanages in the city. Mr. Brayko (father of two adopted children) explains to the students how moving an orphanage and the children inside can be. Seeing how happy the children are despite lacking so many things, the students were overwhelmed. In Terry Kim’s interview, he states how the experience was life changing, and opened the eyes of the students to a much larger world.

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