An Immigrant’s Life

I talked to Brand Architect, Sele Akhigbe. We got to talking about the confidence of Nigerians and their National pride, suffering multiple concussions, moving to Cornwall for school that became a learning experience, how moving to Seattle helped him be himself, the difference between Canada and America’s patronism, Americans love for Canadians, and possibly being a preacher someday. 

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I talked to the founder of Seda Collective, Denara Amat. We talked about her growing up in East Turkestan, a country that has since ceased to exist because of the Chinese government’s colonization, her life experiences living under the oppressing ways of the Han Chinese as a Uyghur woman, her identity that she only found later on, her family’s unintentional immigration to Australia after being invited by her evil auntie, her mom’s incredible spirit of carrying the whole family on her back to the promise land, her mom’s hope to see her family someday, and her socially aware company “Seda Collective” that empowers POC’s. 

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I talked to radio host, Franklin Rodriguez. Our conversation began with a hilarious story about his birth, then we talked about his reggaetoncentric radio show “The Spanglish Hour”, taking advantage of opportunities, his immigrant struggles, comparing himself to Canadians, the immigrant mentality of always being in survival mode. We paid tribute to his late father and how he plans to pass his father’s values on to his own son. 

This episode is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Santos Hilario Rodriguez Calix (Aug 1956 – Mar 2021) 

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I talked to Lawyer and fellow podcaster, Christine Abrigana. We talked about her experiences growing up in Davao, her mom’s immigration to Germany through a “pen pal” process that led her marrying Christine’s dad, her belief that her mom works for the CIA, being bullied in high school for her looks and surviving it by using her brains, being hit as a child and the trauma that comes with it, her immigration back to Germany, German culture, practicing family law, the recent Philippines election, and her incomparable Lagim podcast. 

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Ashish Bhatia @mr.bhatia.in.canada is an International Student in Waterloo, Ontario. He came on @Animmigrantslife podcast to talk about his decision of leaving his lofty life in Faridabad, India for Canada to learn new culture, self-growth, and opportunities. We also talked about his experiences as a foreign student, why he decided to give tips to aspiring and current International Student, and how the murder of Kartik Vasudev affected us. 

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I had a great conversation with the Multifaceted Actress Yollanda Chimbarami. She talked about growing up in a farm in Harare, Zimbabwe, being a trillionaire because of inflation, from being a shy kid to attending a bootcamp to join Miss Zimbabwe, being a celebrity in Zimbabwe and restarting her life in Manitoba, Canada, the contrast of life in Canada vs Zimbabwe. We also talked about her acting and modeling career, how she deals with rejection, how to cry on screen, voice acting for the animated show “Supa Strikas”, her opinion on voice acting outrage, and how the BLM movement changed the industry. 

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Malika Burieva is a Central Asian influencer. She came on AIL to talk about her parents’ immigration to Miami, Florida, being inspired by her mom’s independence and experience as a news correspondent in Uzbekistan, she too decided to pursue journalism. We also talked about her ability to sing in multiple languages like her dad, volunteering as a translator for Uzbek families that inspired her to promote her Uzbek/Turkmen cultural background, Ralph Lauren’s cultural appropriation of Central Asian fashion, being a Content Creator in-Chief for “Womxn of Central Asia”, and why people should know Central Asian culture. 

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Eli Cohen is a mobile bike shop owner. He came on the podcast to talk about growing up in a kibbutz in Dganiya, Israel, what Judaism means to Israelis, his grandparents’ escape from the Nazi invasion, how his Jewish identity carries the pain of the holocaust, covid passports being equated to the “Yellow Star”, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, his family's immigration to Montreal that he rebuked by planning to run away, the freedom of school in Israel and the prison like ambiance of Montreal schools, getting rid of his accent to avoid attention, finding a “suspicious” bag at a phone booth, visiting Israel during Second Intifada, following a girl to live in Barcelona, but is then thrown off by the pandemic, causing him to return to Montreal and open his own mobile bike shop. 

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🌸 🇯🇵 It’s a Mother’s Day Episode 🇺🇸🌸 

I invited an amazing mommy to have a conversation about parenting mixed kids. Momo is a Japanese-American blogger, and despite not planning to be a mom, she ended up having 3 beautiful kids. She told me about getting her Bachelor of Science in Nursing while raising two kids, how motherhood helped her find her lost identify, challenges of raising interracial kids, the difference between raising daughters and a son, the importance of teaching her kids about Japanese culture, the importance of “Me Time” for parents, and her advice to other mommies. 

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies in the world. 

Mustafa Ansari is a Social Entrepreneur. He came on the AIL podcast to explain why despite his comfortable life in Karachi, Pakistan, he still moved to Kingston, Canada for wanting “more.” We also talked about missing our home countries but then getting tired of it quickly, laid back culture of Pakistani business, the rivalry between Pakistan and India, Islamophobia, Ramadan, why Mississauga is Karachi with strict rules, and why he started his Non-Profit Organization “The Expats Pakistan”  

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