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Ada Smith

Ada Smith is from Whitesburg, KY in the coalfields of Appalachia. She is 24 years old and a graduate of Hampshire College. She is currently the Program Coordinator at Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute, which trains young people from eastern Kentucky on how to use media to address the critical issues in their communities. Ada is a founding member of the STAY Project, a youth-run, multi-issue central Appalachian regional network, and is coordinating their activities this year.

Exterior of the Appalshop.
Learning to Embrace Appalachia
Essay

Learning to Embrace Appalachia

27 October 2012

Sometimes it takes leaving home to realize how much it makes the fabric of your life. Ada Smith reflects on finding her youth culture in the midst of tradition