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Code Switching – Navigating Through Two Cultures

Code Switching – Navigating Through Two Cultures

Update: 2024-05-09
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EPISODE 05: Isaac and Julie highlight the term "Code-Switching," discussing what it is and how Isaac and his family have navigated it through the different spaces in his life.
Code-Switching is seen to show up in transracial adoption situations, especially with an adoptee trying to find their place within their own culture.

Isaac and Julie discuss how embracing Code-Switching has brought a sense of community and home for Isaac as he sought his place in Black spaces.

From embarrassing stories and misunderstandings between them, Julie and Isaac reflect on how code-switching has opened up meaning and a strong connection, particularly in how it has brought them closer together.
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Code Switching – Navigating Through Two Cultures

Code Switching – Navigating Through Two Cultures

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