Episode 12 : Race, Immigration and the Cross-race Convo

Download Episode Conversations on Race- Perspectives  from a black Ghanaian and a white Hungarian Patrick Tindana and Peter Kovacs: a Ghanaian and a Hungarian share stories and perspectives on race as immigrants to the US A cross-race conversation about race with Patrick Tindana a black African from Ghana and Peter Kovacs, a white Hungarian   Key topics:   Why Patrick Tindana had to leave Ghana for being gay   What it's like to be from a country where everyone "looks the same" and move to the US   An African perspective on how experiencing race in the US   How Patrick and Peter developed relationships with people of different races, and cultures in the US   Why it's important to talk about race   Recognizing and understanding the challenges of talking about race with people who are different and people  who have been traumatized   Which immigrants have more privilege and security in the US and which ones are most endangered   Why lack of empathy for people from different cultures and race cause some people to dehumanize others   Hope for the future and bringing people together   Cultural intelligence and why it's essential to get along in today's world   The role of sharing food and stories can play to bring people together and find surprising connections   The role that culturally intelligent white people can play to disrupt racism and discrimination   Using privilege to start conversations across race and other differences   Intentionally seeking out and engaging with people who are different   Recognizing trauma amongst different groups   Tips for having cross-race conversations about race/the need to listen and validate experiences of others   What white people do to speak up about racism