World Citizen Storycast

World Citizen Storycast


Latest Episodes

10: Cowboys Excited About Burgers
January 08, 2016

What do horses, smiling, mint chocolate and shoes have to do with who you are? A young Ukrainian woman now living in Nashville, Tennessee shares how she has bridged these and other differences between two cultures.

09: Turkey and Persian Rice
December 24, 2015

Marcia and Lisle’s daughter-in-law shares stories about growing up in an Iranian immigrant family, including adopting Christmas, dogs as household pets, and choosing how to react to prejudice.

08: Chinese Minority, Chinese Majority
December 11, 2015

Would we expect to experience culture clash within our own culture? Iris Leung shares some surprising experiences she has had as a Chinese person living in Canada, Hong Kong and mainland China.

07: Superstar Phenomenon
November 27, 2015

Bernie, a Singaporean student living in Japan, encounters unequal treatment of Asian foreigners and Western foreigners. Is it an advantage or a disadvantage?

06: Madh Mama from Canada
November 13, 2015

What happens to two culturally different families after an all-Canadian young woman marries a young man from India?

05: Gated Communities
October 30, 2015

Do South Americans have a stereotypical image of most North Americans? How realistic is it? Carolyn moved from the U.S. to Ecuador three years ago and she describes her daily life at the junction of two cultures.

04: Signifying
October 16, 2015

What happens when a well-meaning person misinterprets a common cultural practice? Beverlee Patton, international traveler and author, shares just such a story.

03: Gringo Pinto Retirees
October 02, 2015

How much time do you need? Who are Americans? These are a few of the questions Don and Stephanie Wahaus faced when they moved from California to retire in Costa Rico.

02: On Being a Minority Nomad
September 19, 2015

When is cultural appropriation OK? Erick Prince-Heaggans is a travel journalist with an astonishing travel goal and an admirable mission to assist under-privileged youth.

01: American Indian or Native American?
September 04, 2015

Deloria Bighorn, a Yankton Sioux Indian, shares her experiences growing up and living in a non-native environment.