SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT EDITION! In Episode 8, we share some exciting news about our lives before sitting down with Rolanda “Ro” Sue, Guyanese-American and all-around amazing human, to talk about her experience growing up interacting with several unique cultures. At the beginning, Ro shares about her childhood in Guyana and the story of how her family came to the United States when she was a young girl (03:10) before discussing some of the culture shock that resulted when she started attending a predominantly white middle school in Charlotte (08:30). After the break, we talk with Ro about her unique position as both an immigrant from the Caribbean and a person of color in America (14:40). Then, Ro shares about a fearful encounter with a police officer that revealed her clashing identities as both a black woman in America and a Guyanese immigrant (26:45). Finally, we conclude by asking Ro to share a few of the holiday traditions practiced by her family and how her culture sees Christmas differently than the dominant American culture (31:15).

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