First-Gen Realness

First-Gen Realness

By Anna N'Jie-KonteSociety & CultureEducationLeisure
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First-Gen Realness episodes

  • Creating Culturally-Inspired Art
    My loves,
    In this episode, I sit down with Miami-based artist Reyna Noriega. Reyna and I discuss the lack of representation in the arts, how her Cuban and Bahamian background has influenced her art and her journey to letting her artistic juices flow. I hope you enjoy it!
    XO,
    Anna
    23 min
  • How your Culture Affects your Cash
    Have you ever stopped to think how your family’s culture affects how you think about money? Do you want to learn how you can unpack your money beliefs, your cultural money stories, and begin to have a better relationship with money?
    Here I have a fascinating discussion with Eugenie George, a financial wellness coach, on the ways culture affects your money. I hope you enjoy!
    XO,
    Anna
    46 min
  • Get More Money to Black and Brown Women ASAP
    In this episode, we're talking about all the reasons this COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting black and brown women in America.
    Money isn't just about your bank account balance. It means you have choices, and choices are EVERYTHING. We'll discuss how operating from a place of financial scarcity affects our decision making, why it leads us to make decisions from a disempowered place, and why this is such a big problem in our communities.
    15 min
  • When you lose your cultural anchor
    I recently lost my uncle. He was so much more than that for me, though. He was my biggest cheerleader and the person who REALLY taught me about my Puerto Rican culture, history and instilled in me immense pride in my roots. Here I reflect on what it was like to have and lose someone with outsized influence on my life and my identity.
    0 min
  • First-Generation Wealth Building
    Do you want to learn the process of building wealth as a first-generation American?
    Here, I’ll discuss a bit about my family’s relationship with money, why it’s particularly difficult for first-generation Americans to build wealth, and some of the common hurdles you need to overcome to build significant wealth.
    XO,
    Anna
    0 min
  • So, You're Going Home?
    How many of us have had the awkward experience of going “home?” Back to the countries our parents left, where we should really fit in, but don’t totally.
    On this episode of the First Gen Realness podcast, I’ll tell you about the first solo trips I took to the Gambia and Puerto Rico and just how awkward it was for me to navigate cultural and linguistic barriers. I hope you enjoy it!
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  • The Day that Changed Everything
    I think we can all agree that our nation has gone through a huge, seismic
    shift these last few years of the Trump presidency. 
    Here, I discuss just what the 2016 presidential election meant for me as a
    first-generation American. We’ll discuss just why it’s so important to show
    up as your full self everywhere you go, and why not doing so damages our
    national fabric and future generations.
    0 min

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What does it mean to be a first-generation American? How American am I? How can you connect to your parent’s culture? How can you show up in life as your authentic, multi-faceted self?