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Storytelling podcast that uncovers the true stories and real-life experiences of the first and second generation American kin. Hosted by Roslyn Klarou.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
BLENDER LOVE is a series all about interracial relationships. This episode features the experiences of Mandy, a first-generation Mexican-American living in Texas.
Music by STRBN SAL
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(originally published on February 14, 2023)
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
BLENDER LOVE is a series all about interracial relationships. This episode features the experiences of Miguel Landestoy, a first-generation Dominican musician based in Boston. We talk food, gender roles, and the ups and downs of being a mixed couple.
Find him here:
https://www.miguellandestoy.com/
Music by STRBN SAL
AMERIKINIZED on Instagram!
(originally published on February 10, 2023)
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
BLENDER LOVE is a series all about interracial relationships. This episode features the experiences of Miguel Landestoy, a first-generation Dominican musician based in Boston.
Find him here:
https://www.miguellandestoy.com/
Music by STBRN SAL
AMERIKINIZED on instagram!
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Did you know Kwanzaa is 56 years old today? During the 1960s, Dr. Maulana Karenga created this Pan-African weeklong celebration to signify African heritage, traditions, values, culture, and unity. Kwanzaa is generally portrayed as a positive and inspirational celebration with its 7 principles: Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work & Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith.
But, did you also know about the tea regarding Dr. Karenga? In this episode, Clara, a well-versed Haitian-American, shares her experiences exploring different religions and observing Kwanzaa for a period before uncovering its haunting reality.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
In this short story episode, Roslyn remembers and shares that time in elementary school where her teacher demonstrated the history and culture of Indigenous People with a dress-up activity involving a "Native-American styled" paper bag vest.
Music produced by Stbrn Sal
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Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Randy Reyes is a second-generation Mexican-American architect based in Chicago and he is full of stories! In this episode, he reflects and shares his excitement and experiences from visiting his family in Veracruz, Mexico nearly 18 years later.
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Randy Reyes is a second-generation Mexican-American architect based in Chicago and he is full of stories! In this episode, he shares his early memories and experiences of his second-generation identity, the story of his mother’s immigration to the US, stories of the summer he spent in Mexico as a kid, the impact that trump’s administration had on him, and much much more.
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
The COVID Files is a series of low-quality audio, but high-quality conversations recorded in Summer 2020. In episode 2, Roslyn chats with Heather Anderson, a passionate first-generation Ghanaian-American on her journey of becoming a doctor! She speaks on her passions ranging from her faith, afrobeat music, medicine, and women’s health. Heather emphasizes the positive impacts of having more minorities in the medical field.
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Music produced by Stbrn Sal
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
It's always a wonderful thing when folks from the kin can relate to anything and everything! Kevin Forero is a first-generation Colombian-American and first-gen college student studying marketing. Roslyn and Kevin connect and share their stories on their Americanized experiences. Topics range from college, visiting back home, immigrant parents, society, and more!
Kevin's podcast: TOG Podcast
Music produced by Stbrn Sal
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