Life Elsewhere Casey Stockton, Joanna Krasnisky

In this episode, we speak with law professor Saurabh Siddhartha about the history and future of India.   References: Language landscape of India – https://www.justlanded.com/english/India/India-Guide/Language/Languages-in-India Brain Drain – https://www.sarpublisher.com/brain-drain-of-india-some-statistics/ Skin Lightening – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/skin-lightening-creams-are-dangerous-yet-business-is-booming-can-the-trade-be-stopped B.R. Ambedkar – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar Reservation system – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India Intercaste marriages – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47823588 Arranged vs. Love marriages, Indian divorce rate  – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-behind-behavior/201511/why-are-so-many-indian-arranged-marriages-successful?page=1 U.S. divorce … Continue reading “We All Are One” – Varanasi, INDIA →

In this episode, we are in Cape Coast, Ghana, to speak with Atto, of the Ghana Museums of Monuments board about the history of slavery, reconnecting with your countrymen, and what it is like working in a place of such incredible suffering.  

Life Elsewhere Podcast – Episode 7. In this episode, we are in Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana to speak with Michael and Michael about what it means to be a non-believer in a country of believers, as well as the relationship between church and state; the relationship between religious and political ideologies; … Continue reading Outsiders – Accra, GHANA →

We speak with Eshun Justice in the coastal community of Ampenyi, Ghana, about perseverance and humility. Show notes Music – Alex Konadus Band – One Man 1000 College student homelessness – https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/03/599197919/hunger-and-homelessness-are-widespread-among-college-students-study-finds First generation drop out rate – https://eab.com/insights/daily-briefing/student-success/90-of-low-income-first-generation-college-students-dont-graduate-on-time/ Medo Roots Foundation

Accra, GHANA – Joanna and Fati, an emerging psychologist, discuss gender, marriage, and resilience in the diverse Nima neighborhood of Accra. Sources: US Department of State 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report- Ghana 28 June 2018 (www.refworld.org/docid/5b3e0b364.html), 2. Legality of polygamy and % of Ghanaian women in polygamous relationships. “Gender Equality in Ghana.” Social Institutions and … Continue reading Fati’s Truth – Accra, GHANA →

This week, we spend a day with Joseph Amoah, a 73 year old retired elementary school teacher in the rural village of Asuansi, Ghana. Sources: Teacher Jobs – https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/01/about-one-in-six-u-s-teachers-work-second-jobs-and-not-just-in-the-summer/ Attrition – https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/Teacher_Turnover_REPORT.pdf Music – African Brothers Band – “Have African Feeling – Side B.”  Accessed via Internet Archive.