Welcome to episode 30 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time.

Today’s guest is Vera from Redeemed Christian Lifestyle. She is a Christian life coach who focuses on helping Christian professionals with their spiritual needs, and she runs a Christian teaching ministry for women.

We talked about her experience as a child of immigrants and some of the challenges she saw her parents face living in a different country. Her parents came from Nigeria, and one of their frustrations when they first arrived was seeing the commercials on TV of how Africa was being portrayed.

Vera gives some facts about Nigeria – like there are over 250 languages spoken in Nigeria alone! People wear Western fashion clothing, except for special occasions; they will wear their traditional Nigerian clothing. And Nigerians have two types of weddings – a traditional wedding and a white wedding.

One common theme with children of immigrants that I’ve noticed is that we battle with the sense of belonging and the conflict of having two different cultures. There is your parent’s culture (from their home country), but then there is the American culture (where we live)—trying to navigate through both causes friction between parents and their kids. However, as we (the children of immigrants) get older and have our own children, we understand our parents and their choices more.

Vera was the first guest I asked how she thinks the American differs between immigrants and native-born Americans, and I would love to know how do you think it differs, if at all? You can respond in the poll at the bottom or send me your answer on Instagram, and I’ll include it in the next episode! :)

With Love, Heidy

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