It can be difficult to objectively reflect on our own immigrant communities–it entails being critical of the behaviors and characteristics of the people we love, the people who become like family, the people who lent a hand in raising us. But these communal traits tend to leave a lasting imprint on the rest of our lives, hence, are worthy of scrutiny.
In this last episode of the Balancing Identities miniseries, we reflect on how our immigrant communities are set up, and how we interact within them. There seems to be a running gag in the desi diaspora – Log Kya Kehenge or What Will People Think. We unpack this sentiment prominent in our own Indo-Zambian communities we grew up in. We reflect on the boundary issues in our immigrant communities, unlearning the toxic traits that we carry with us even after moving away, and balancing between our communal upbringing with our individualistic adulthood identities.
Join us for this conversation, probably the most vulnerable one yet.
