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.

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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.

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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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In this episode of Culture In Between, Angelica tells us all about how she adapted to life in the U.S. after moving to Miami from Indonesia with her family at ten years old. She talks about why she always found it hard to speak up in class as a student in America, shares the Indonesian saying that her father uses whenever she hasn’t called him for a few days, and explains the benefits of being trilingual.

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• 00:00-Intro
• 00:45-Angelica Intro
• 03:23-What was it like moving to the U.S.?
• 10:14-Did you know English before moving to the U.S.?
• 14:15-Are you fluent in all three languages?
• 17:33-What were some things you had to adjust to when you moved to the U.S.?
• 21:35-How do you react to the question 'what are you'?
• 27:19-Do you feel closer to one culture than the other?
• 30:13-Revisiting countries
• 34:21-How did your parents assimilate to living in the U.S.?
• 37:35-What was it like growing up in a household with two religions?
• 39:35-Names
• 42:43-Racial Identity/What box do you check?
• 47:48-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 54:14-Have your parents been supportive of your art career?
• 59:14-Where's your happy place in both countries?
• 01:01:35-What are some of your favorite foods?
• 01:06:08-What do you love the most about both cultures?
• 01:08:27-Angelica's Art
• 01:09:50-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Amelia tells us all about growing up in Northern Virginia with a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. She shares some of the humorous ways her mom has mispronounced English words, explains why she can’t understand Bad Bunny lyrics despite being fluent in Spanish herself, and expresses her love for the many Puerto Rican and Dominican dishes containing plantains.

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:40-Amelia Introduction
• 02:42-Where are your parents from?
• 04:35-Speaking Spanish
• 11:35-Cultural Frame of Reference
• 14:28-How come you haven't visited the DR or PR?
• 18:15-How was it growing up in the DMV?
• 22:15-Do you feel closer to one culture than the other?
• 23:37-Do people ask where you are from and how do you feel about it?
• 32:14-Jamaicanisms
• 33:49-Marcello Hernández SNL skit
• 37:18-Mispronunciations
• 41:00-Nicknames
• 44:55-Parental Support
• 52:25-Living with Family
• 59:28-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 01:02:35-Favorite Celebrity
• 01:04:45-Favorite Foods
• 01:08:15-What do you love the most about the culture?
• 01:12:18-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, David tells us all about growing up with Cuban parents. He fills us in on why the Cuban Spanish accent is so recognizable, what it’s like to experience rolling blackouts in Cuba, and why it’s sometimes hard to receive much sympathy from his parents

• "Mi Burrito Sabenero" (Christmas song)

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:40-David Introduction
• 01:20-Where are your parents from?
• 02:10-Have you ever visited Cuba?
• 03:10-Do you still have family in Cuba?
• 04:25-What was it like visiting?
• 07:35-How was your upbringing?
• 09:20-Representation in media
• 11:55-Gringa
• 12:59-What was your experience like after leaving Miami?
• 15:30-Cuban-Spanish
• 17:25-Spanglish
• 20:20-Music
• 23:19-How did your parents migrate to Miami?
• 24:21-Patriotism
• 26:32-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 29:00-Favorite foods
• 33:42-Favorite Celebrities
• 34:25-Where's your happy place in Cuba?
• 35:57-Is there anything you do in Cuba that you wouldn't do in the US?
• 38:37-What do you love the most about the culture?

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Maggie shares the harrowing tale of her mother’s escape from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She also tells us why bánh mi is the perfect lunch food and how her perspective of America’s role in Vietnamese history differs from her family’s.

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Alex joins us to talk about growing up in Miami with a Greek father and a Cuban mother. She describes a funny moment when her Cuban Spanish was misunderstood by her Argentinian clients, explains why she appreciates the spirit of collectivism that she has experienced while visiting her father’s Greek village, and details the heartwarming way that her parents met.

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 01:12-Alex Introduction
• 02:50-How Alex's parents met
• 05:10-Do you feel closer to one culture than the other?
• 08:00-Stereotype Mythbusters: Is breaking plates and saying "Opa" actually a thing?
• 08:55-Complexities around traveling to Cuba
• 12:15-Do you speak Greek and/or Spanish?
• 18:12-Otherness
• 25:58-What was it like visiting Greece?
• 32:30-What is a "Name Day"?
• 35:15-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 37:10-Who are your favorite celebrities?
• 41:18-Where's your happy place in Greece?
• 45:02-What are some of your favorite foods?
• 47:20-False stereotypes
• 49:02-What do you like the most about each culture?

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