Community Connectedness
Under construction.
The current Community Experience stories are part of a larger project titled, “Invisible in Plain Sight,” by Jessyca Vianey Valdez Perez. The Community Connectedness Interactive Data is built in partnership with the Town of Jackson.
Community Connectedness
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Community Connectedness Interactive Data
The below charts show the community’s sense of belonging, engagement, and connectedness. Use the toggle functions to explore how different members of the community experience the community. The data is from a survey conducted by the Town of Jackson. As the survey is repeated in future years, this dashboard will reflect changes in community members’ experiences.
Community Experience:
Invisible in Plain Sight, a project created by Teton County, WY resident Jessyca Vianey Valdez Perez, is a journey into the secrets, untold stories, and pain points of the immigrant experience in the Teton region. This photojournalism exhibition will share the underbelly of the American Dream and ask the question, "what price was paid to live in the wealthiest county in the United States?"
This project features the portraits and stories of immigrants from around the world currently living in Jackson Hole. The project includes scenes from their daily lives and shares oral histories of their journeys to Wyoming, their experience acclimating culturally to a new country, and their hopes for the future told in their own words. The exhibition gives priority to the native languages of the participants to simulate for viewers the experience of being included and excluded based on language. This project’s ultimate goal is to provide a platform for the community to speak up and share their stories on an issue that affects us everyday. Please see two of those stories below and many more on Jessyca’s website:
Yolanda honors the legacy of those who guided her. Originally from San Lucas Tecopilco in Tlaxcala, Mexico, Yolanda arrived in Wyoming in 2003. Currently, she serves on the board of Wyoming Stargazing, as well as helping the community as an interpreter for Teton County Health Department. Her bright spirit radiates a generous and loving heart, shaped by the teachings and indelible legacy of her grandmother Emma. Yolanda is resilient — turning discrimination and hardships into motivation for her personal and professional growth. Learning from moments of vulnerability, she focuses on personal growth, valuing every experience shared and every memory built.
Luis and Celia persevere daily with the common goal of giving their five sons a future full of opportunities. Despite their different backgrounds, with Luis originally from Puerto Rico and Celia from Tlaxcala, both have made their home in the Teton region. Luis, although trained as a nurse, works primarily clearing lakes and shoveling snow in the winter. Celia takes care of their children, works for Voices JH, and sells homemade candies and flowers made of ribbon. Both are committed to building a home founded on values of peace, harmony and the desire to continually increase opportunities for their children.
Please see a video compilation of several immigrant stories here:
Beta Version Feedback
You are viewing a beta version of the Teton Community Wellbeing Dashboard. Many focus areas are currently under construction and others will be developed in the near future. Regardless of where they are in their development, each of the focus area dashboards are engaging in cycles of continuous improvement.
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