Making It

Directed by Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch · Starring Noe Rueda · 2013

Noe Rueda, who grew up poor on Chicago's West Side, talks with his high school teacher about hustling from age eight to help his family, and about his future.

A real, moving conversation between a teacher and student, brought warmly to life in animation.

Noe Rueda grew up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. As young as 8 years old, Noe often relied on his entrepreneurial talents to help his mom and three siblings make ends meet. At StoryCorps,

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