Dominicarican in the DMV | Growing Up With Dominican and Puerto Rican Parents feat. Amelia

In this episode of Culture In Between, Amelia tells us all about growing up in Northern Virginia with a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. She shares some of the humorous ways her mom has mispronounced English words, explains why she can’t understand Bad Bunny lyrics despite being fluent in Spanish herself, and expresses her love for the many Puerto Rican and Dominican dishes containing plantains.

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Timestamps

• 00:00-Introduction
• 00:40-Amelia Introduction
• 02:42-Where are your parents from?
• 04:35-Speaking Spanish
• 11:35-Cultural Frame of Reference
• 14:28-How come you haven't visited the DR or PR?
• 18:15-How was it growing up in the DMV?
• 22:15-Do you feel closer to one culture than the other?
• 23:37-Do people ask where you are from and how do you feel about it?
• 32:14-Jamaicanisms 
• 33:49-Marcello Hernández SNL skit
• 37:18-Mispronunciations
• 41:00-Nicknames
• 44:55-Parental Support
• 52:25-Living with Family
• 59:28-What is your favorite saying or expression?
• 01:02:35-Favorite Celebrity
• 01:04:45-Favorite Foods
• 01:08:15-What do you love the most about the culture?
• 01:12:18-Outro

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