Culture Class Podcast

Chain Migration vs Family Immigration

Illegal Alien vs Undocumented Immigrant

Asylee vs Refugee

Jim Hacking, a US Immigration Lawyer from St Louis dispel some misconceptions about immigration. Jim also explains the various visa types and sheds some light on how the US immigration system works.

Jim Hacking on YouTube: http://bit.ly/35r7FOr

Jim's book for international students: https://amzn.to/2r10f5C

Hacking Law Practice: https://hackinglawpractice.com/

Immigrant Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/176839752725232/

Disclaimer: The contents of this episode do not constitute legal advice. Consult a lawyer should you require information regarding your situation.

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Monticue has a pretty interesting religious journey; being born into Christianity, becoming a member of the Nation of Islam, studying Five-Percent teachings, practicing briefly as a Jehovah's Witness

and diving deep into Egyptology and Ifa. Listen in as we delve into the world of a man who considers himself a Shaman. Later in the episode, Monticue also explains what Apothecary is, how he got into the field and his plans to release his 3rd and last album.

Shop on his website: https://www.jiridonapothecary.com/shop

Monticue's Teaching: https://www.patreon.com/arootawakening

The podcast is one year old this week. To celebrate this, enjoy a throwback (unpublished) episode with former co-host Tongwa.

Watch Tongwa's new video series on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGePmgDWvW9VWoanjB31MSg

What's the difference between Iran/Persia? Farsi/Arabic? Zaynab explains. She also touches on what its like being Iranian-American; her experiences growing up in #Tehran and #Arizona and why she loves to travel. Zaynab spends some time talking about Real Estate in this episode; sharing tips on what it takes to get into the industry and how to increase your chances of success.

Sagarmatha translates to 'sky head' and is the local name for Mount Everest; the highest peak in the world which is also located in Nepal.

Agraj shares his experiences growing up in Kathmandu; the capital of Nepal. He also gives us some insight into the traditional Nepali wedding, the caste system, travel experiences and Chhurpi (a staple snack in Nepal).

Assetou Xango is a genderqueer, black female, poet and community activist born and raised in Colorado. She talks about her name, how her trip to Mali changed her perspective about Africa, the different religions she's practiced and why she hates wearing shoes.

Listen to 'EVE': https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=22&v=-q-utpANCuM&feature=emb_title

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Her website: https://www.assetouxango.com/

The shortest distance between two people is a story. Nosa finds out about Benzel's story on this episode. He talks about growing up mixed race, what fatherhood means to him and how he found purpose after suffering a heart attack. He also talks about his life's vision of 'one healthy generation of children'. Not only is Benzel a Father to his children; he is learning to be a Father to his community as well.

አዲስ አበባ ማለትም አዲስ የሆነ አበባ ማለት መሆኑን ያውቃሉ? የኢትዮጵያ ቀን አቆጣጠር (ካላንደር) 13 ወራት ያሉት መሆኑንስ ያውቃሉ? #በዓለምየፖድካስትቀን እና #በዓለምየተርጓሚዎችቀን ዕለት ስለ አማርኛ (የኢትዮጵያ ዋና የሥራ ቋንቋ) ስለ ኢትዮጵያ አንዳንድ ባሕሎች ለመነጋገር ኖሳ ከአምላኩ ጋር ቃለ-ምልልስ አድርጓል። አምላኩ ልምድ ያለው ተርጓሚ እና ስለ ቋንቋ የአጠና እና የሚጽፈ ባለሙያ ነው። ስለ አማርኛ የፊደል ገበታ፣ በኢትዮጵያ ስለ ሰዎች ስሞች አሰያየም፣ ራስ ተፈሪያዊያን ከኢትዮጵያ ጋር ስላላቸው ግንኙነት እንዲሁም ኢትዮጵያ በቅኝ ግዛት ስላለመገዛቷ ያወጋናል። ያዳምጡት!

Did you know that the word 'Addis Ababa' translates to 'New Flower'? Did you also know the Ethiopian calendar has 13 months? Nosa sits down with Amlaku on #InternationalPodcastDay and #InternationalTranslatorsDay to talk about Amharic (the federal official language in Ethiopia). Amlaku is a professional translator and language enthusiast from Ethiopia. Listen in as he breaks down the Amharic 'alphabets' (Yefidel Gerbata), talks about how people are named in his country, its connection with Rastafarian-ism and why Ethiopia was never colonized.

Amlaku has a new book: Amharic for Foreigners and the Diaspora. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/2Jmh5le

You can also reach him at [email protected]

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Ridwan grew up in Abeokuta; a city in south-west Nigeria. He moved to Sokoto; a city in northern Nigeria after college. He talks about his experience travelling to Sokoto by train (a 36 hour journey) and how the trip broadened his understanding of other cultures within Nigeria

We also talk about the Nigerian education system, brain drain in the country and his journey applying to John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies as a foreign student.

Lingala is a national language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Priscille, who was born in the DRC moved to South Africa when she was six and later to the USA. She talks about her experiences living in all three countries. She also explains what Pondu is and talks about why desires to see Africa portrayed differently in the media.