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It’s #NationalImmigrantsDay! THREAD: Spend some time today with our new episode, featuring listeners from immigrant families sharing how they’re talking with their relatives right now about identity, racism, and the upcoming election: https://bit.ly/37Rxzil
And to keep the celebration going, check out this @spotify playlist of some of our favorite past @deathsexmoney conversations with guests who come from immigrant families: https://spoti.fi/37PveVa
A few playlist highlights: Our episode with listeners Vanessa and Freddy, a married couple grappling with Freddy’s legal status in the U.S. under #DACA being thrown into question:
https://bit.ly/3e8ZNGD (update, they've since had a
!)
https://bit.ly/3e8ZNGD (update, they've since had a
!)
And that time we hopped into the backseat of @Uber cars in San Francisco all day, and talked to drivers from around the world about their lives and the path that led them to become a rideshare driver: https://bit.ly/3e9Qwho
Or @annasale’s conversation with comedian @harikondabolu's mom, Uma Kondabolu, who came to the U.S. from India as a young adult, and in her retirement is considering what it would be like to go back: https://bit.ly/3e6n6Rc
And when we went to the annual Heart Mountain Pilgrimage in Wyoming, and spoke with Japanese Americans who were incarcerated there during WWII, as well as their families: https://bit.ly/34EvSmn (
: @HeartMountainWY)
: @HeartMountainWY)
Or our recent live conversation with @azemezi, about their childhood growing up in Nigeria, their new home in New Orleans, and their latest book, The Death of Vivek Oji: https://bit.ly/3msBXs6
And finally, don’t miss this episode, guest hosted by @lisaling, talking w/ @awkwafina about being raised by her grandma, who emigrated from China: “I only knew of an Asian woman being a strong woman. And my grandma taught me that.” https://bit.ly/3jNwBGp (
: @KarolinSchnoor)
: @KarolinSchnoor)
