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cover of episode Exploring immigration through a common experience: feeling like an outsider

Exploring immigration through a common experience: feeling like an outsider

2022/12/2
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There is a common hurdle for many first generation immigrants: feeling out of place. Whether that's in school, speaking a different language, or living through parents' expectations. Today: two books about overcoming those feelings of inadequacy. First, Simu Liu, Marvel's first Asian superhero, discusses his memoir *We Were Dreamers, *where he talks about his complicated relationship with his parents and what he calls his "immigrant superhero origin story." Then, Cuban-American author Margarita Engle explores what it's like to be an outsider as a bilingual speaker and the creative freedom she found in writing Spanish without italics in her book.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)