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Sharing my story with the Pan Valley Institute

Sharing my story with the Pan Valley Institute jkrieg@afsc.org Fri, 08/28/2026. 13:27 Main content Paragraph In 2021, when I first applied for the Pan Valley Institute's ArteVism Fellowship, I didn't realize how profoundly it would impact my future.

Sharing my story with the Pan Valley Institute
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Sharing my story with the Pan Valley Institute jkrieg@afsc.org Fri, 08/28/2026.

Later in March 2022, when my daughter was born, she required hospitalization due to respiratory issues.

At that time, I sat by her side, frightened and unsure of anything.

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Sharing my story with the Pan Valley Institute jkrieg@afsc.org Fri, 08/28/2026. 13:27 Main content Paragraph In 2021, when I first applied for the Pan Valley Institute's ArteVism Fellowship, I didn't realize how profoundly it would impact my future. Later in March 2022, when my daughter was born, she required hospitalization due to respiratory issues.

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  • The one thing I did know about how to express these feelings at that time, however, was to write.
  • It was in the NICU that I wrote what is now my solo performance piece, CODESWITCH.
  • This marked the beginning of a larger examination of my identity, blackness, fatherhood, and understanding the complexities of navigating these systems.

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At that time, I sat by her side, frightened and unsure of anything.

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