Anjuli Sastry
Stories
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Where We Come From: What's in a name?
Author Luvvie Ajayi Jones and Tiffany Aliche talk about changing their given Nigerian names to more American ones in order to assimilate, and what their given versus chosen names mean to them today.
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Where We Come From: What's In A Nigerian Name
Author Luvvie Ajayi Jones talks to Tiffany Aliche about changing their given Nigerian names to more American ones in order to assimilate, and what their given versus chosen names mean to them today.
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An Immigrant Family Moves Through Generational Trauma
Colette Baptiste-Mombo and her family moved to an all-white suburb at the height of the civil rights era. She shares how racist attacks changed her life, and how she deals with generational trauma.
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As Temporary Protected Status Shifts, One Activist Deals With Uncertainty
César Magaña Linares is a temporary protected status, or TPS, holder from El Salvador. As an activist and law student, he's redefining what it means to be an immigrant, beyond the headlines.
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A Daughter's Journey To Reclaim Her Heritage Language
Assimilation has a cost. As a third generation Chinese American, NPR Short Wave's Emily Kwong is rediscovering the language her father once knew, and what that means for where she comes from.
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How To Find A Mentor And Make It Work
The right mentoring relationship can be a powerful tool for professional growth, but how do you find a mentor and how do you make the ask?