Inquiry into Identity | Growing Up With Indian Parents feat. Anuj
In our final episode of Season 1, we have a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion about growing up Indian-American with Anuj. He tells us about missing out on girlfriends due to beliefs around being born at the wrong time of day, why he hates being asked where he is from, and expresses his appreciation for the Indian representation in the hit Netflix show "Never Have I Ever."
Media Mentioned- Meet the Patels - Documentary on Amazon Prime
- Never Have I Ever - Show on Netflix
- Wedding Season - Movie on Netflix
- Culture In Between Website
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- 0:50 - Story on how Alyssa met Anuj
- 1:30 - Anuj Introduction
- 1:58 - Where are your parents from?
- 5:40 - Growing up in Houston
- 12:33 - How often did you visit India?
- 16:20 - Languages and Dialects
- 17:30 - Thoughts and connotations when asked "Where are you from/What are you?"
- 34:32 - Is it uncommon to have parents who are from different regions?
- 40:47 - Meet the Patels & Biodata
- 48:54 - Full circle on why the "Where are you from" question is disliked
- 49:17 - Netflix shows "Never Have I Ever" and "Wedding Season"
- 52:22 - Psychology on why people evaluate
- 55:50 - Representation in Media
- 58:30 - Importance of Traveling
- 59:57 - Learning about Cultures
- 1:07:45 - Favorite Foods
- 1:08:32 - Favorite Celebrity
- 1:09:15 - Is there anything you do in India that you wouldn't do in the US?
- 1:13:15 - Where are some of your happy places?
- 1:15:12 - Closing Remarks
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