In this episode of Culture in Between, Hasan Kubba, author of The Unfair Advantage, describes his upbringing as a child of Iraqi immigrants in London. He tells us the differences between the immigrant experience in the UK vs. the US, why he views his parents’ decision to move to England as his unfair advantage, and how he ended up pursuing entrepreneurship after initially wanting to become a doctor.

• Book: https://www.amazon.com/The-Unfair-Advantage/dp/1788167546
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startuphasan/
• Website: https://www.hasankubba.com/

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• 00:00-Intro
• 00:38-Hasan Intro
• 03:20-Where are your parents from?
• 03:50-Moving from Iraq to London
• 05:58-Did you have family in London?
• 06:20-Background in Iraq
• 09:25-Visiting Iraq as an adult
• 10:40-Feeling different growing up in London
• 12:10-Iraqi community in London
• 13:30-How were your previous visits to Iraq?
• 18:35-Time capsule
• 20:40-Speaking Arabic
• 22:20-Choosing a Career Path
• 34:51-Unfair Advantages
• 39:33-Innate Indebtedness
• 42:55-Best of both worlds
• 46:20-WIERD book on Western culture
• 49:35-Differences between UK and US immigrant experiences
• 54:18-Race categorization in UK vs US
• 59:35-Favorites foods
• 01:04:00-Who is your favorite celebrity?
• 01:04:55-Favorite saying or expression
• 01:07:15-Where's your happy place in Iraq?
• 01:09:35-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Jaygima shares her unique upbringing as the daughter of an ambassador from Sierra Leone. She describes living in three different countries over the course of her formative years, why she answers the question of where she is from differently based on who she is speaking with, and why she thinks Sierra Leone has the best beaches in Africa.

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• 00:00-Intro
• 00:53-Jaygima's parents' background
• 03:34-Growing up in diaspora
• 05:43-Moving back to Sierra Leone
• 06:27-UK and diplomatic life
• 07:08-Cultural identity challenges
• 16:56-Returning to America
• 19:14-Third culture kids
• 20:21-Spontaneous move to Netherlands
• 22:01-Cultural identity and code-switching
• 30:46-Blending cultures in parenting
• 34:25-Caring for aging parents
• 42:00-Favorite foods
• 50:17-Favorite expression
• 52:34-Happy place in Sierra Leone
• 58:25-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Randa tells us about growing up in Philadelphia with Lebanese parents. She also explains how she transitioned from studying applied mathematics at Harvard to pursuing a graduate degree in vocal performance, teaches us the correct Arabic pronunciation of ‘falafel’ (as well as her name), and describes how she became trilingual.

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• 00:00-Intro
• 00:51-Randa Introduction
• 02:00-Where are your parents from in Lebanon?
• 03:15-Parents’ journey to the U.S.
• 04:47-Have you visited Lebanon?
• 06:30-Growing up speaking French and Arabic
• 10:55-Harvard and music career
• 15:59-Parents’ attitudes toward music and immigrant expectations
• 16:20-Does she still like mathematics?
• 18:25-Musical life at Harvard and transition to opera
• 20:20-Was there a Lebanese community in Philly?
• 23:45-How did your parents instill Lebanese culture?
• 26:10-Learning languages
• 28:21-Favorite foods (+ name pronunciation)
• 31:58-Lebanese musicians
• 35:45-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 38:30-Happy place in Lebanon
• 40:52-Outro

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Jason tells us all about growing up with Peruvian parents in Miami. He fills us in on why he doesn’t enjoy visiting Peru in the summer, the adjustments he had to make when he first moved to the U.S. as a young child, and why he feels like he can get along with people from any culture.

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In this episode of Culture In Between, Marc shares his experience as a Haitian-American. He describes the vibrancy of life in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami, why no one leaves hungry from a Haitian dinner (post-dinner, anyone?), and why voodoo is not actually an integral part of the culture despite existing stereotypes.

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• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:50-Marc Introduction
• 01:55-Where are your parents from?
• 02:47-Where did you grow up?
• 05:00-Did you have family already living in the U.S.?
• 06:30-Speaking Creole
• 11:47-What was it like growing up in a large Haitian community?
• 16:34-Have you visited Haiti?
• 24:28-Do you stand out or fit in when you're visiting?
• 32:15-What was it like for your parents witnessing how Haiti has changed?
• 35:43-False accusations
• 38:15-Stereotype Mythbusters
• 43:19-What are some of your favorite foods?
• 51:10-Music
• 54:05-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 57:51-Where are some of your happy places?
• 01:02:15-Outro

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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/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris.raroque/

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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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