First Gen Failures

First Gen Failures

By Aileen and TrishaSociety & Culture
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First Gen Failures episodes

  • "Defunding the Police" - What it really means and how it can protect Americans

    Does "defunding the police" mean anarchy? Or can it actually benefit us? Today, we delve into these questions and more.

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    MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

    BLM:

    https://blacklivesmatter.com

    https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

    Skid Row Crisis Article: https://laist.com/2020/06/29/los-angeles-police-homeless-why.php

    Camden, New Jersey Article: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/12/camden-policing-reforms-313750

    More info on Defunding the Police:

    https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-defunding-the-police-really-means/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/george-floyd-police-funding.html?referringSource=articleShare


    20 min
  • The Yemeni Crisis - How it began and the current humanitarian crisis
    We hear that the Yemeni crisis is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. How did it actually start, and what can we do to help today? 
    More on the Arab Spring: https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/arab-spring
    DONATE TODAY: 
    UN Refugee Agency: https://www.unrefugees.org/emergencies/yemen/
    World Food Programme: https://www.wfp.org/countries/yemen
    Doctors without Borders: https://www.msf.org/yemen
    UNICEF: https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/emergencies/child-refugees/crisis-in-yemen
    Save the Children: https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2521&2521.donation=form1
    15 min
  • Foreign Parents' Rules - Pets, dress codes, and body hair removal

    In this episode, Trisha and Aileen discuss some of the common (and sometimes odd) rules foreign parents almost always have, from clothing to body hair removal to pets. 


    Mentioned in this episode:

    News article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/jacksonville-rnc.html


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    20 min
  • Should we reopen schools? - Duval County's approach and the national conversation

    Should we reopen schools? In this episode, Trisha and Aileen weigh the pros and cons of Duval County's three proposed options for high school students and talk about the arguments for and against reopening schools that have been made on a national scale.

    Skip to 8:08 for discussion of the national conversation.

    Visit duvalschools.org/backtoschool for more information on Duval County's plans for reopening.


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    16 min
  • The "Smart Stereotype" - The pressures of grades, college, and forcing yourself to like STEM

    Do people always assume you have the answers to every test, homework, or personal question because of your background? In this episode, Trisha and Aileen discuss the "smart stereotype" put forth by the Model Minority Myth, the issue with deriving self-worth from academic achievement, and the specific college-related pressures often put on immigrant children by their parents.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/behind-model-minority-myth-why-studious-asian-stereotype-hurts-n792926

    Social News Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-york-and-italy-reach-single-digit-daily-case-numbers/


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    30 min
  • REAL Self Care - How to take care of yourself, beyond face masks

    In this episode, Trisha and Aileen discuss the internet's myths surrounding self-care and offer ten alternative ways for truly taking care of your mental and physical health.


    **Not professional advice! Simply comes from experience.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Make Time by Jack Knapp and John Zeratsky: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422

    Fair and Lovely article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/25/unilever-rename-fair-and-lovely-skin-lightening-cream-inclusive-beauty#:~:text=The%20Indian%20arm%20of%20the,continue%20selling%20the%20popular%20product.

    29 min
  • Eurocentric Beauty Standards and the Western Paradox of Tanning

    Trisha and Aileen discuss the roots and manifestations of eurocentric beauty standards, the role of the modeling industry and media in reinforcing them, the physical and mental consequences, as well as America's "backward approach" to beauty. 


    Mentioned in this episode:

    Tuberculosis and Victorian Fashion: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/ 

    More on black hair violating dress codes: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07/17/534448313/when-black-hair-violates-the-dress-code

    Social News Article: https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/telegram-anti-censorship-china-iran/


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    34 min
  • Immigrant Children's Guilt - The repercussions of culture shock on families

    On this episode, Trisha and Aileen have an open discussion about the guilt they feel as first-generation immigrant children and the common sources of this guilt among first gens.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    https://mhanational.org/blog/be-child-immigrant

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/for-dreamers-elation-and-relief-at-supreme-court-decision-extending-daca/2020/06/18/59a2041a-aea0-11ea-8f56-63f38c990077_story.html


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    19 min

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Two immigrant daughters attempt to detangle everything from global social injustice to the insatiable expectations of foreign parents in this weekly conversation.