Alex Klotz is an entrepreneur and marketing professional raising two kids in NYC. We spoke with Alex about meeting his wife in China and juggling two languages in one household

In this episode we discuss the challenges of explaining who you are as an immigrant. It’s a fine balance between wanting to share yourself with others and avoiding being negatively labeled.

Aimee Hilado is a licensed clinical social worker as well as an expert in immigrant and refugee mental health.

In this episode we discuss our experiences trying to blend cultures with a partner from another country. We also talk about handshakes vs kisses on cheeks, sex ed, and going to the opera.

Meenakshi Chakraverti is from Bengal, India, but has been living in the United States for more than 40 years. We talked to Meenakshi about following your own path even when it’s not what your parents want and raising kids that are “half Indian, half German, and all american”.

In this episode we discuss how settling into a new country requires some effort, especially if you want to make it feel like home, and soon.

Danielle Vaughan is the eldest daughter of immigrant parents from Peru. Though she was born in the US she was raised in Peru from the age of six until she left for college.

In this episode we discuss what happens to your relationships with the friends and family you leave behind when you immigrate.

Abdi Iftin grew up in war-torn Somalia and moved to Kenya to escape, but was still in danger. He miraculously won the US visa lottery in 2013 and now lives in Maine.

In this episode, we discuss the parts of our identity we sometimes shed when we immigrate in order to fit in at a new place, and how later in life (sometimes much, much later) we decide we miss those parts of us and try to get them back.