Migratory Patterns

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Migratory Patterns episodes

  • #011: Dancing with Dragons & Explaining China | Malgo Blonska

    Those of us who live overseas naturally become observers of the cultures that we move into. Among the luckiest of all expats are those who get paid to share those observances. This week's guest, Malgo Blonska, is among those lucky few. In addition to being a teacher of history and yoga, she works as a freelance journalist for newspapers and radio in her home country of Poland, where her work focuses on explaining China and its culture to a population that has its own complex history with communism. This perspective makes for unique takes on the country and city that she now feels most at home in.

     

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    45 min
  • #014: Growing Up As A TCK & Developing 'Bordered Dinners' | Ragini Kashyap

    Ragini Kashyap's migration story has taken her all around the world- several times over. It's that upbringing, which has exposed her to cultures in the Middle East, India, Canada & the U.K., which has helped foster her desire to bridge the divides that so often separate people, while her deep love of food has given it form. Ragini's "Bordered Dinner" series is an idea that is as simple as it is powerful: Design a dinner menu centered around dishes from a region of the world that has been divided by geopolitical forces (most often by conflict). Then bring folks from both sides of the divide to sit down and revel in the common smells and flavors that continue to bond them, even though walls may have gone up between them.

     

    Listen to the profile of Ragini's Bordered Dinners on PRI's The World here: https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-08-29/cross-border-meals-connect-people-countries-conflict

     

    Ragini on...

     

    The web: https://www.thirdculturecooks.com/ 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirdculturecooks 

     

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    52 min
  • #013: New Motherhood Overseas | Angela Kalberg
    Angela Kalberg was looking for adventure when she came to China. It was the second time that she'd migrated in her life; the first was when she moved -almost at a whim- from her home in Kansas to Arizona for college. So after 10 years in Phoenix, which included a career in social work, when she decided that she needed another change of scenery, China seemed like a great choice. And it has been, though it has presented her with the challenges that face most Asian-Americans when they migrate to Asia- they're perceived as being neither Asian or Western. And that's confusing.
     
    Now she's experiencing a whole new aspect of the migration experience: Motherhood. What is it like to start a family while overseas? What are the fears and advantages? And can the separation from one's home culture actually make you feel closer to your local community than you would if you were back "home?"
     
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    49 min
  • #012: Documenting Her 'Chrysalis' | Chrislyn Choo

    This week I'm chatting with the newest member of Migration Media, Chrislyn Choo! Her new vlog/docuseries, "The Chrysalis Chronicles," launches today and it follows her journey as she explores her family's roots across Asia. So how does a Jersey Girl wind up trekking around the globe in search of her identity? And how is her search changing her? It's a fascinating discussion that not only examines her own reasons for taking on this huge project, but it speaks to the mission of Migration Media: We are burning to tell the stories of migration in a world that doesn't seem ready to acknowledge it as an experience that gets more and more normal every day.

     

    Check out The Chrysalis & subscribe here: https://www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis Chrislyn on Twitter: @chrislynchoo

     

    Get in touch with comments, suggestions or interview recommendations:

    Twitter: @MigrationMedia_

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    Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on iTunes... and subscribe!

    47 min
  • #012: Chrislyn Choo
    This week I'm chatting with the newest member of Migration Media, Chrislyn Choo! Her new vlog/docuseries, "The Chrysalis Chronicles," launches today and it follows her journey as she explores her family's roots across Asia. So how does a Jersey Girl wind up trekking around the globe in search of her identity? And how is her search changing her? It's a fascinating discussion that not only examines her own reasons for taking on this huge project, but it speaks to the mission of Migration Media: We are burning to tell the stories of migration in a world that doesn't seem ready to acknowledge it as an experience that gets more and more normal every day.
    Check out The Chrysalis & subscribe here: https://www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis
    Chrislyn on Twitter: @chrislynchoo
    Follow Migration Media: @MigratonMedia_
    47 min
  • #011: Malgo Blonska
    Those of us who live overseas naturally become observers of the cultures that we move into. Among the luckiest of all expats are those who get paid to share those observances. This week's guest, Malgo Blonska, is among those lucky few. In addition to being a teacher of history and yoga, she works as a freelance journalist for newspapers and radio in her home country of Poland, where her work focuses on explaining China and its culture to a population that has its own complex history with communism. This perspective makes for unique takes on the country and city that she now feels most at home in.
    45 min
  • #010: Living with Loss Overseas | Joana Savedra

    What do we lose when we migrate? Those of us who have the privilege of choosing to move overseas often talk about the great things that making such a big change brings to us, like new experiences, new friends, and new opportunities. But we also leave things behind- and that can be really hard. Life moves on for everyone back home, and nothing brings that into focus more than when a loved one dies while you're overseas. Dealing with grief is a universal experience, but how do you deal with it when you're separated from your family? What does it say about he choices that you've made? And do you reevaluate them? This week's guest, Joana Savedra, is asking herself these questions after a recent death in her family, and her thoughts offer a window into a subject that is not often talked about in expat circles... or by those we've left behind.

     

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    49 min
  • #009: From Small-town Siberia to Activism In Beijing | Mariya Kuznetsova

    Sometimes the #ExpatLife can sneak up on you. This week's guest, Mariya Kuznetsova, had planned to do a couple of years at university in Beijing studying Chinese and international relations before she headed back to Russia. But an internship turned 2 years into 3, and then another, and another... Now 7 years later she's still going strong, having undergone profound changes along the way, looking very little like the woman who left Novosibirsk.

     

    Towards A Compassionate Nation: https://www.tacn.org

     

    Get in touch with comments, suggestions or interview recommendations:

    Twitter: @MigrationMedia_

    Check out all of the shows in the Migration Media network on the web: www.migrationmedia.net 

    Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on iTunes... and subscribe!

    39 min
  • #009: Mariya Kuznetsova
    Sometimes the #ExpatLife can sneak up on you. This week's guest, Mariya Kuznetsova, had planned to do a couple of years at university in Beijing studying Chinese and international relations before she headed back to Russia. But an internship turned 2 years into 3, and then another, and another... Now 7 years later she's still going strong, having undergone profound changes along the way, looking very little like the woman who left Novosibirsk.
    Towards A Compassionate Nation: https://www.tacn.org
    Follow us on Twitter: @MigratonMedia_
    39 min

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