Teacher: Sergio Gonzales
School: Miller Middle School, San Jose, California, US

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "For a really unique and symbolic medium, I wood-burned my piece. The wood symbolizes the tree where identities were hidden, the permanent burn represents how Irena permanently changed people’s lives, and transforming a natural material by fire embodies how Irena allowed identity to be endured."

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