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

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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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