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The Multi-Culture-Verse"I'm From Bangladesh, Not India!" The Multi-Culture-VerseNabila and Sonia join our conversation about Bangladesh culture and North American experience. Nabila Huq is a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies at Queen’s University in Canada. Previously, She has held many job titles – a Lecturer in English in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a cashier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a call centre agent and a Library Shelver in British Columbia, and finally a Teaching Assistant in Kingston, Ontario. All these interesting experiences she has accumulated over the years have inspired her to take an autoethnographic approach in her writing. She enjoys having a strong cup of black tea mixed wit...
2025-06-1754 min
The Multi-Culture-Verse"Hey! Where the F@!# Are You Going?" The Multi-Culture-Verse with Maverick Y. Zhang Youtube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@maverickzhang4708 Critical multiculturalism vs. Liberal multiculturalismChun, C. W. (2016). Addressing racialized multicultural discourses in an EAP textbook: Working toward a critical pedagogies approach. Tesol Quarterly, 50(1), 109-131.Kubota, R. (2004). Critical multiculturalism and second language education. In B. Norton & K. Toohey (Eds.), Critical pedagogies and language learning (pp. 30–52). Cambridge University Press.Kubota, R. (2016). The multi/plural turn, postcolonial theory, and neoliberal multiculturalism: Complicities and implications for applied linguistics. Applied Linguistics, 37(4), 474-494.Issues around race, ethnicity, and linguistic identities:Kubota, R. (2019). A critical examination of common beliefs about language teaching: Fro...
2025-01-291h 05
The Multi-Culture-Verse"Kräuterbutter! Kräuterbutter!" - The Multi-Culture-Verse with Dr. Tim JansaOriginally from Germany, Dr. Tim Jansa is a consultant, coach, and facilitator, with over two decades of experience working in higher education, the nonprofit sector, and helping multinational corporations tackle intercultural communication challenges. Through his research, publications, and teaching, he has built internationally recognized expertise on higher education leadership and international program management, as well as organizational development, communication, and culture. Dr. Jansa has a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Georgia State University. He is a Board and International Coaching Federation (ICF) Certified Coach and also holds certifications as an Agile Coach and Agile Team Facilitator.
2025-01-121h 04
The Multi-Culture-Verse"I Want to Work With People, Not Papers" with Kit Walker - The Multi-Culture-VerseKit Walker is a high school teacher in Hall County, Georgia. He has taught high school for 7 years and elementary school for 3 years in Guatemala. He earned a B.A. and M.A.T. from University of Georgia, and is currently a Masters student at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. Kit has an academic background in English, Spanish, and Tz’utujil Maya, and for the past six years has specialized in teaching Spanish for Native Speakers. His passion is building strong bilingual skills in young people and fostering heritage languages. At his school, Kit is a swim coach...
2024-08-0153 min
The Multi-Culture-Verse"Why Don't They Speak French? They Are So Stupid!" with Sébastien Roussillat & Anastasia Peliavska - The Multi-Culture-VerseLeave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/clrh3c8ts00it01sz9pzb64yg/comments In this episode we talk to Sébastien Roussillat and Anastasia Peliavska. Sébastien was born in Rennes (France). He went to China in 2007 to study Chinese. In 2011, he won the Chinese competition "Hanyuqiao"(汉语桥) for foreign students in China and then worked as a journalist for three years. He also worked at Tianjin TV and Luxembourg Embassy in Beijing. He is now a Chinese teacher in Rennes at a local university and high school. Anas...
2024-07-261h 06
The Multi-Culture-Verse"Beijing Is One of the Safest Cities..." with Hillary Van Mansfeld and Sergio Kelsor - The Multi-Culture-VerseLeave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/clrh3c8ts00it01sz9pzb64yg/comments In this episode, we sit down with Hillary Van Mansfeld and Sergio Kelsor. They met in Beijing, and shared interesting stories with us about their experience living and working abroad in China. Hillary founded the Female Health Empowerment Network in China where women could exchange tips and have a safe space to ask medical questions. She’s currently working towards an associates in biology and certifications in holistic nutrition. Sergio served as a school administrator at a fo...
2024-07-2256 min
The Multi-Culture-Verse"I Pretend I Don't Know English" with Cherry Donald -The Multi-Culture-VerseSandra, Michael and Bryan sit down with Cherry Donald, an associate director of the preschool ministry at Gwinnett Church. Cherry is a mother of 3 beautiful children. she talks about the challenges as an immigrant family after her father’s passing, special needs childcare, AAPI issues, and finding her faith. The episode was recorded in 2023. Powered by Firstory Hosting
2024-07-191h 00
The Multi-Culture-Verse"You Did What I Could Not!" with Dr. Santosh Vempala -The Multi-Culture-VerseIn this episode, Sandra and Bryan sit down with Dr. Santosh Vempala, a distinguished professor at Georgia Tech. We talk to him about growing up in India, his family, and funny stories of being an immigrant in the US. The episode was recorded in 2022. Dr. Santosh Vempala Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hRggMmIAAAAJ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Vempala Leave a comment about this episode https://open.firstory.me/story/clyp1jv1300pv01vx8b5b4wtx?m=comment Powered by Firstory Hosting
2024-07-1758 min
The Multi-Culture-Verse"Can I Touch Your Hair?" with Sam Lin -The Multi-Culture-VerseWe sit down with Sam Lin, a long-time friend and founder of Visionary Education Consulting in Fouzhou China. He tells us about being an international student in Missouri, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and compares the education systems and cultural perspectives in China and US. We also discusses some mental health and cultural identity issues. Sam Lin Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlin1990/ Powered by Firstory Hosting
2024-07-041h 00