HeyJaredBetween Passports
Ever felt like you’re reading a room in a language you don’t quite speak yet?Between Passports explores the "cultural competency gaps" that define the immigrant and traveler experience.
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THE SECOND GENERATION | Episode 19 (opens the original)
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For 28 years, Marina was the Chinese girl in Brazil. Then she visited China for the first time. Within ten minutes, she discovered that people there saw her as a foreigner, too. Born and raised in São Paulo to Chinese parents, Marina had spent her entire life answering one question: "Where are you REALLY from?" She thought visiting China might finally help her understand where she belonged. Instead, she discovered that being Brazilian in China could be just as complicated as being Chinese in Bra
WHEN ARE YOU GOING BACK? | Between Passports – Episode 18 (opens the original)
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Seven years. A mortgage. A dog. A career. A favourite café. Neighbours who knew her by name. Camila, from Mexico, had built an ordinary life in Sydney, Australia. And that was exactly the point. Then, at a dinner party, someone she'd just met asked: “So... when are you going back?” Going back where? To the apartment she sold years ago? To friends whose lives had moved on? To the version of herself who once thought Australia was temporary? The question wasn't really about geography. It carried an
The Citizenship Test | Episode 17 (opens the original)
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Sara studied Canadian history for six months. She learned the Prime Ministers, the provinces, Confederation, the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens. She passed the test, took the oath, and eventually received her new Canadian passport. Then her father called from Tehran. He was proud. He asked about the ceremony, the people and her new life in Canada. And then he asked: “Are you still Iranian?” Suddenly, the hardest question Sara faced had nothing to do with citizenship. In this ep
The Bargain | Episode 16 (opens the original)
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Linh grew up in Vietnam, where the first price wasn't always the final price. Bargaining wasn't rude. It was simply part of buying something. Then she moved to Australia. A supermarket cashier was confused. A pharmacy wouldn't negotiate. And at an Apple Store, one innocent question — “What’s your best price?” — left Linh and the employee wondering whether the other person was joking. It’s a funny story about shopping, but also about something much deeper: the invisible rules we inherit from home
The Promotion | Between Passports Ep. 15 (opens the original)
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Daniel moved from Kenya to Canada believing that good work would speak for itself. His performance reviews seemed to prove him right: excellent work, reliable, technically outstanding. But when management positions opened, Daniel kept getting passed over. The feedback changed slightly each time: be more visible, show more executive presence, speak up more. Eventually, Daniel began to wonder whether the problem wasn't his competence at all — but how competence was being recognized. In Episode 15
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