ABSTRACT
Even though my hand is cramping from all the notes I've taken on their conversations and stories, I have learned a lot. The girls are all so different, and yet, I still see similarities. I feel like the Harbor allows for that. GC wants all Endarkened people to be alike, to be a part of the melting pot. That's why we aren't allowed to have our own names, why we are only allowed to know certain parts of our histories, and why only certain stories are told about us. In the Harbor, I've learned what it means to embrace my Endarkened identity, but I also know I won't be punished for honoring my whole self. I can acknowledge and uplift the numerous identities that make me who I am. I can acknowledge the myriad emotions I feel—joy, pain, anger, love, happiness, fear, sadness, disgust, pride, and so much more. I'm learning that I can only see the unseen if I embrace all of me. I must hold tight to my name and my history and uncover the stories that have been locked away. I can't see the unseen if I don't know who my people were in the past or who I am in the present.
