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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