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Mediating the murky spaces of language and culture between the U.S. and the world.

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Vowel Contrast: /æ/ vs. /a/

Our students often confuse the vowels in "black" and "block" (/æ/ vs. /a/). This short video helps you hear and distinguish the two similar sounds, vowels #5 and #6 in American English.

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Feel Like You Belong – Olivia Sprinkel

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Olivia Sprinkel finds herself transplanted across the Atlantic to New York City. There she guides Fortune 500 companies through sustainability efforts that align with their North Star.

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(Good Company) Race is one of the most feared and most necessary conversations in 21st century USA. Please join us!

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What's Up? – Civil Discourse on the Internet

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The internet serves many functions: entertainment, education, communication, and more. When it devolves into knee-jerk rudeness, it ceases to serve us...

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Feel Like You Belong – Andre Pillow and Jorge Garcia

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How do we change the notion that certain sports are just for white athletes or male participants? By mentoring females and youth of color in those sports!

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Jacqueline Keeler: Native American Narrative —

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In Newcomer-USA conversations, one line frequently comes up: "We're all immigrants, really." While FLYB is committed to telling immigrant stories, we acknowledge an important pre-immigration narrative that is too often missing: the story of the indigenous peoples living here for millennia!

Alan Headbloom's insight:

Feel Like You Belong's interview with Native American author @jfkeeler: http://feellikeyoubelong.com/television-show-blog/2018/2/23/jacqueline-keeler-part-1 

Yours in the conversation that not all of us "are all immigrants, really” – Alan

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MOVEMEDIA:Diversity

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The next two installments in the Grand Rapids Ballet's innovative contemporary dance series, MOVEMEDIA, to explore and celebrate the complex canvas of diversity. Panel discussions, community outreach, and world-premiere works by some of today’s most influential choreographers.

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Feel Like You Belong – Ace Marasigan

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As a teenage immigrant, Ace Marasigan wanted no part of the United States. Yet, with encouragement from the local Filipino community, he hung in there, worked hard, and today is a leader in his adopted city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Feel Like You Belong – Raquel Salas

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Attorney Raquel Salas understands the ins and outs of immigration and cultural adaptation, having moved to the U.S. over a decade ago from her native Dominican Republic. She uses that lived experience as a newcomer along with her native Spanish language skills to counsel immigrants in the intricacies of American criminal law. She joins us to talk about culture, belonging, and the myths that surround the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, DACA for short.

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(via The Problematics of Disingenuous Public Apologies)

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Feel Like You Belong – Myra Maimoh

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Singer-songwriter Myra Maimoh joins us in studio to sing an original composition and talk about growing up in her native Cameroon.  Come for the music; stay for the conversation!

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Fred Lessing: Lessons from the Holocaust

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Fred Lessing's mother scooped her sons into her arms and told them sternly, "You are Jewish boys. If they catch you, they will kill you."

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Feel Like You Belong – Simin Beg

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Simin Beg is a mom and wife, a physician, and a practicing Muslim. She offers her insights on straddling cultures, practicing palliative medicine, and everyday faith.

Alan Headbloom's insight:

A profound inter-faith moment with Pakistani-born physician Simin Beg

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Feel Like You Belong – Mlado Ivanović

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A 13-year-old Serbian boy and his mother flee worn-torn Bosnia. Young refugee Mlado Ivanović spends his teen years trying to adapt to Austrian culture and the German language...

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Christine Mwangi

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When Christine Mwangi's family won the U.S. visa lottery, they thought they were the lucky ones. Turns out the United States hit the jackpot when young Christine landed on its shores to become a role model for us all. The young pharmacist shares her story of inspiration and meeting the needs of women where they are.

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Craig & Pamela Benjamin: From Down Under to Fitting In

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An Aussie/Kiwi couple moves from Down Under to Up Over. Pamela and Craig Benjamin discuss their personal mid-life moves. Changing hemispheres and changing careers in the land of opportunity.

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Huynh Tran: Receiving and Giving Back

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It was not an easy decision for Huynh Tran to put down his architect's dream in order to remold himself as a healer. The young Vietnamese refugee worked long hours to put himself, first, through architecture training, then, through medical training. Committed to giving back to the community...

Alan Headbloom's insight:

From Vietnam to Philanthropy