AMERIKINIZED

Happy Holidays! The holiday season can be a unique time for the first and second-generation American kin. Christmas traditions often become lost, learned, and rediscovered with the occurrence of cultural exchanges in "melting pot" societies and countries such as America.

In this short episode excerpt from "More Minorities in Medicine", Heather speaks on her unique holiday experiences with her Ghanian family and the learned American holiday traditions that she hopes to pass down with her future generations. 

Music featured in this episode by Stbrn Sal and "Winters Circle" by Custodian of Records licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US.

Jennefer is the first in her Haitian family to be born in America. She shares her perspective surrounding the duality of the pride and resentment she experiences as a first-generation American. Pride, coming from the lessons of hard work, independence, and resilience, but resentment from being the first and having to navigate cultural norms and experiences on her own and for her family. 

Music mixed and produced by Stbrn Sal

All Black voices always need to be heard regardless of where they come from. In this special voicemail episode, you will hear a compilation of Black voices speaking on the complexities of being Black in America. These voicemails include topics on "the struggle", racism, and Black joy.

To be featured in the next volume of Black Voices Heard, call 508-505-4155 to leave your voicemail - share your stories, experiences, thoughts, and feelings on being Black in America. 

Music produced and mixed by Stbrn Sal

African parents are many things. They are dramatic, comedic, and confusing to the point that they have even become a meme! Young adults who have African parents share their stories and lived experiences growing up in an African household in the US. In this episode, ChiChi, Nicky, Hilary, Cathy, Junior, Kinsey, and Roslyn discuss a range of topics on the influence of their African parents from discipline to marriage.

Disclaimer: Sensitive Content

Please note that the content on discipline in this episode is not synonymous with abuse of any kind. In these stories, discipline is defined as correcting and punishing misbehavior and disobedience.

Music produced and mixed by Stbrn Sal

Have you ever felt embarrassed by your family's ethnic background and culture? If you answered yes, you are not alone! This is a common theme among American-born children of African immigrants. In this episode, Roslyn reflects on her childhood experiences of distancing herself from her African roots and identity in an attempt to fulfill her desires of belonging to the American culture surrounding her. 

Excerpts from Dr. Dialika Sall's 2019 article, "Convergent Identifications, Divergent Meanings: The Racial and Ethnic Identities of Second-Generation West African Youth" are mentioned in this episode. 

Music produced and mixed by Stbrn Sal