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PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT
is a national storytelling initiative that seeks to define what it means
to be an American today. To answer this question, PBS and
its partners are gathering photo, video and text submissions
from an array of Americans. The initiative also includes
stories from PBS Digital Studios that will stream as a
companion miniseries, a documentary series inspired by user
submissions, live event experiences, and educational
materials for classrooms across the country.
PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT
aims to capture the state and spirit of our nation in a way that only PBS
is positioned to do. With our unique access to all
Americans, we’re inviting audiences to be heard and to share
their stories, through
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PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT
is a national storytelling initiative that will live across
multiple platforms. People across the nation are invited to
submit their unique stories by responding to a series of
thought-provoking prompts.
For each prompt, a user can respond by submitting a video, a
photograph, a drawing/illustration or text.
Here are the prompts currently being used by the initiative:
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I was raised to
believe…
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The tradition I carry on
is…
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What keeps me up at night
is…
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When I step outside my
door…
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Most days I feel…
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A day’s work is…
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My greatest challenge is…
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My parent(s) wanted me to…
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My Saturday night looks
like…
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My American story started
when…
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You don’t know what it’s
like to…
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What gets me out of bed in
the morning is…
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The people I relate to
are…
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I took a risk when…
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I never expected…
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When this is over…
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Now is the time…
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Family looks like…
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