We discuss the Kennedy family wealth as portrayed in The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith (specifically Rose Kennedy's historic daily summer routine in Hyannis with 9 kids) and contrast it with our own immigrant family experiences. 
Also, the Portuguese did earn a footnote in this book, but we'll tell you why we wish they hadn't.

We discuss the Kennedy family wealth as portrayed in The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith (specifically Rose Kennedy's historic daily summer routine in Hyannis with 9 kids) and contrast it with our own immigrant family experiences. Also, the Portuguese did earn a footnote in this book, but we'll tell you why we wish they hadn't.

133: "See, This is Why the Portuguese Don't Try"

First generation Portuguese-Americans reflect on their heritage in a sarcastic and entertaining collection of discussions that preserve the past of our culture and look to shape the future of it. 

Sharing our own stories (and those of our guests and listeners) across the backdrop of the immigrant experience, we unwind ideas of guilt, fear, shame, and social norms influenced by ethnicity, religion, and media. Each new episode also has a segment dedicated to sharing mental health best practices (the elephant in the room of our culture).

Guests and listeners of all cultures encouraged!

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First generation Portuguese-Americans reflect on their heritage in a sarcastic and entertaining collection of discussions that preserve the past of our culture and look to shape the future of it. Sharing our own stories (and those of our guests and listeners) across the backdrop of the immigrant experience, we unwind ideas of guilt, fear, shame, and social norms influenced by ethnicity, religion, and media. Each new episode also has a segment dedicated to sharing mental health best practices (the elephant in the room of our culture). Guests and listeners of all cultures encouraged!

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133: "See, This is Why the Portuguese Don't Try"

133: "See, This is Why the Portuguese Don't Try"