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In this introductory video, host Weyu Shameka introduces the 'Labyrinth of the First Gen' podcast, focusing on the experiences of first-generation individuals and trailblazers. The podcast covers how people manage to navigate unfamiliar paths in their lives, often breaking barriers and leading the way for future generations. The podcast will discuss our struggles, life experiences, and the things we carry with us or redefine. Episodes will be released every Tuesday. The platform also encourages its audience to share their own stories via email.

Trailer Breakdown

00:01 Introduction and Host's Welcome

00:16 Defining the First-Gen Experience

01:03 The Purpose and Theme of the Podcast

01:25 Podcast Schedule and Social Media

01:39 Invitation to Share Your Stories

01:49 Closing Remarks

The Labyrinth of the First Gen yearly survey to get your feedback on Season 1 and Season 2 is here

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The term 200 percenters is the term recently used by Becky G, when she states "We are 100 of both identities, even though we sometimes feel que no somos ni de aqui ni de alla." Our identities are whole and you can't be half of an identity when it is your full identity. We embrace who we are as 1st Generation Latinas and dive into this new concept of being 200 percenters and how that is manifested in our day to day lives.

Do you believe in love at first sight? This episode we discuss our beliefs behind the question, and what it means to love someone. Building connections, laughing and accepting the other person for who they are. 

Tanto de nuestra cultura es la comida. En este episodio hablamos sobre nuestros platos favoritos y lugares donde nos gusta comer cuando estamos en el Ecuador, específicamente en Quito. Ojalá que este episodio les inspire probar la comida ecuatoriana. 

Thanks to another great podcast, Future U by Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn, I learned about a course at Georgetown University called Mastering the Hidden Curriculum. Part of the Georgetown Scholars Program, the course teaches students things about college that many students, especially first-generation students, don’t know, like what office are and how to interact with faculty. The course also dives into topics like imposter syndrome and how to fight it as a new college student. 

I wanted to know more about the course and the Georgetown Scholars Program, which provides programmatic support for high-achieving low-income and first-generation students at Georgetown. I reached out to Missy Foy, executive director of the GSP, to ask her on the podcast. She, in turn, connected me with Anthony Abraham Jack, assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students. The two of them are a wealth of information about the experiences of low-income and first-gen college students, and they had a lot to share for faculty and administrators about how colleges and universities can better support these students.  

Episode Resources:

Anthony Jack’s faculty page, https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/anthony-jack 

Georgetown Scholars Program, https://gsp.georgetown.edu/ 

“What Students Think of Their College Experience,” Future U podcast, November 23, 2022, https://futureupodcast.com/episodes/what-students-think-of-their-college-experience/ 

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Referenced in this episode 

• First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home
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