26 episodes

3x SEASONS. Immigrant whānau across Aotearoa have frank conversations covering love, ancestry, home, food, expectation, and acceptance. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

Conversations with My Immigrant Parents RNZ Originals

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

3x SEASONS. Immigrant whānau across Aotearoa have frank conversations covering love, ancestry, home, food, expectation, and acceptance. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 6: None of Us Know

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 6: None of Us Know

    Both Mahe and his dad Tui were raised by their Tongan grandmothers. In the last episode of the series, father and son discuss namesakes, queerness, and parenting through fear and uncertainty.

    • 53 min
    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 5 [English Dub]: Crying From Up in the Sky

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 5 [English Dub]: Crying From Up in the Sky

    [English Dub] Hương fell pregnant at 20, but she didn’t know it was twins until it was time to push. In this bilingual episode, she talks with her daughters Hà and Ly about dependence, marriage, and homecomings.

    • 34 min
    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 5 [Vietnamese]: Crying From Up in the Sky

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 5 [Vietnamese]: Crying From Up in the Sky

    [Vietnamese] Hương fell pregnant at 20, but she didn’t know it was twins until it was time to push. In this bilingual episode, she talks with her daughters Hà and Ly about dependence, marriage, and homecomings.

    • 34 min
    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 4: Mama Is More Stronger

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 4: Mama Is More Stronger

    Tooba and her husband Habib chat with their teens about community and strength in Ōtautahi, a place that has been both a source of immense grief and love since they arrived in 2007 from Pakistan.

    • 42 min
    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 3: (I Need To) Put More Water in My Beans

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 3: (I Need To) Put More Water in My Beans

    In Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, Mara and Beto learn how their son Jamil found out about the birds and the bees in Brazil, while their kids talk about growing up black in Gisborne and having DJs for parents.

    • 47 min
    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 2: Representation Matters

    Conversations with My Immigrant Parents | Season 3 | Episode 2: Representation Matters

    Palestine is where the heart is for father Sameer and his daughters Wajd and Shahd. The family discuss the difficulties returning home, sisterhood, and what they learnt from Shortland Street.

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

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Just sooo nice

Great and refreshing stuff, either as a recent, first or 100th generation immigrant to NZ. We all came from so where else. Each of these stories is a bit of our one.

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