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SHOW NOTES:
This week’s episode is an episode swap with Carl Hill, the host of The Black Expat Podcast, along with his business partner Patrick, co-host of Six-Packs with Expats. In this episode, we mimicked somewhat of a modern-day version of James Baldwin and Margarette Mead’s discussion called A Rap on Race, which I briefly shared a snippet of in Episode 5 with Brian Cadogan. Rather than discussing race generally, we hone in on the notion of the blue passport privilege and our own interpretations of what it means to be Black and Abroad specifically from Carl and Patrick’s Taiwanese perspectives, and in the UAE, from my perspective. Without further delay, please enjoy my conversation with Carl and Patrick.

RESOURCES:
Margaret Mead and James Baldwin, A Rap on Race 1971 Youtube: https://youtu.be/3WNO6f7rjE0
Travel Noire: Here’s Why You Should Be Following These 5 Black Expat Podcasts. https://travelnoire.com/follow-these-5-black-expat-podcasts
The Black Expat: Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-expat/id1273596975
The Unexpected Perspective (Novel) http://store.bookbaby.com/book/The-Unexpected-Perspective
Haven Fundraiser - http://bit.ly/2ZcPycN

BRIEF BIO:
Carl (he, his) is a Chicago native whose passion for travel and new experiences began in college while studying abroad in Beijing. After graduation and with a degree in Chinese and Sociology from DePauw University, Carl moved to Taipei, Taiwan and has been living, working, and traveling since. During his ten years in Taiwan he visited more than 50 countries and is now the owner of the first and only Black-owned bar and art studio in Taichung, Taiwan.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES:
www.facebook.com/ArtsAndCraftsBar
IG: @artsandcraftsbar and @theblack_expat
Twitter: @TheBlack_Expat

(A)Broad in Education is produced by Tiffany Lachelle Smith, Music by Reallionaire Jream. You can access Lady Justice on his Post Cards Album on Sound Cloud. Music from Pixabay.com.
 
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SHOW NOTES:
I’ll share a short story about why this week’s guest on the podcast is significant. On April 24, 2019, at least three of my MinneSNOWtan friends sent text messages and emails to me about a recently released video from PBS News Hour. The title was about teachers on the brink. Now, what’s interesting is that my dissertation research focuses on AA teachers who left the US K-12 schools for educational opportunities in K-12 schools in the UAE so when my friends heard Nathan’s discussion during this interview, they instantly reached out to me with an urgency to listen. When I listened to this interview, the part that struck me most is basically what you’ll hear me discuss with Nathan Gibbs-Bowling, the guest on this week’s episode. 

My personal reasons for wanting to connect with Nathan do not come close to describing the complexity of his career as an educator and educator advocate. Not only is Nathan the 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year Recipient, one of four finalists for the 2016 National Teacher of the Year competition and co-founder of Teachers United, he has also been published in the Washington Post, Seattle Times, Huffington Post, and US Department of Ed Website.

Although the basis of the PBS News hour interview was about teacher attrition and factors that negatively impact teachers to leave US K-12 schools, Nathan announced his decision to leave the school he had been in for over a decade for a school in the UAE. After I listened to the interview, I reached out to Nathan on FB and informed him that I would be in the UAE and would love to connect with him once there. It was that connection that led to this amazing interview. Without further delay, here is my conversation with Nathan Gibbs Bowling. 

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES:
Twitter: @nate_bowling
https://www.natebowling.com
www.nerdfarmpod.com
Teachers United: http://teachersunitedwa.org/about
Teachers on the Brink PBS NewsHour: https://www.pbs.org/video/teachers-on-the-brink-1556064755/

(A)Broad in Education is produced by Tiffany Lachelle Smith, Music by Reallionaire Jream. You can access Lady Justice on his Post Cards Album on Sound Cloud. Royalty Free Music from Bensound
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