In this episode of Culture In Between, Christine Job, host of the podcast Flourish in the Foreign, joins us to talk about her Trinidadian roots. She tells us about the unique ways that she honors her ancestors, the difference between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and why Caribbeans (especially Caribbean women) have a tendency to just get on with things, regardless of hardships.

• Website: https://www.flourishintheforeign.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flourishforeign
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/flourishintheforeign

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:51-Christine Introduction
• 03:40-Trinidad connection
• 07:00-Grandma's immigration story
• 13:15-Empathy (or lack thereof)
• 17:37-Honoring your Ancestors
• 24:50-Visiting Trinidad
• 31:07-Trinidad vs. Tobago
• 32:29-Did you feel like you fit in when you visited?
• 35:00-Multicultural
• 37:45-How has your roots impacted your work and experience living abroad?
• 44:48-Law school
• 50:24-How did your family react to you moving abroad?
• 54:50-Has becoming an immigrant yourself altered your view of your families immigrant experience?
• 58:45-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 59:50-What are some of your favorite foods?
• 1:03:10-Where are some of your happy places?
• 1:05:15-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Chris describes growing up in Dallas with Filipino parents. Chris tells us why his parents were disappointed when he started working at Google, the reason his father actually discouraged him from going into the medical field, and why Jollibee is more to Filipinos than just a fast food chain.

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@raroque
• Website: https://chrisraroque.com/
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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:24-Chris Introduction
• 01:07-Where are your parents from?
• 01:45-Does Dallas have a big Filipino community?
• 03:15-Was it isolating not growing up in a large Filipino community?
• 06:38-Did you ever try to fit in?
• 12:03-Did your parents meet in the Philippines?
• 12:59-Was your dad a practicing doctor in the Philippines?
• 14:45-Have you been trying to learn more about the culture now that you're older?
• 17:34-Have you visited the Philippines?
• 18:56-Speaking the language
• 23:45-Back in my day...
• 28:53-Career paths
• 40:38-Favorite foods
• 45:00-Balut
• 47:44-Jollibee
• 50:27-Favorite celebrity
• 54:54-Happy place

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Season 3 is here! In this special first episode of our new season, we will be talking about five of our favorite movies that feature stories about growing up between cultures. We will tell you all about the plot, cultural themes, and our favorite moments for each movie.

Here is the list of movies that we discuss in this episode:

1. MacFarland, USA
2. In The Heights
3. What’s Love Got To Do With It
4. A Million Miles Away
5. Past Lives

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:40-In The Heights
• 07:35-Past Lives
• 17:12-MacFarland, USA
• 23:10-A Million Miles Away
• 31:40-What’s Love Got To Do With It
• 40:35-Outro

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