Survivor Guilt as Second Gen Asians, Sending Money Back Home & Reconnecting With The Motherland & Your Heritage | Ep. 78

Join us as we share our SURVIVOR GUILT as second-generation migrants grappling with the messy and complex issues around being the ones who ‘made it out’.

In this episode, we explore issues around escaping war, sending money back home, recognising our privilege and sharing our parents’ migration story to preserve what they went through as a way to heal.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:18 Noel’s Family Escaping War
• 8:43 Davie’s Financial Responsibility to Send Money Back Home
• 12:34 Noel’s Reflections From Returning to the Motherland
• 13:42 Viv Recognising Privilege and Gen Z’s Perspective
• 21:19 Kan’s Parent’s Migration Story and Learning Through Travel
• 28:32 The Ways Our Parents Feel Survivor Guilt
• 30:56 Trauma of Refugee/Migrant Parents Returning Home
• 34:12 Our Connection To the Motherland
• 35:18 How Senthan Sits With Privilege
• 38:41 Media Coverage of Underrepresented Stories
• 39:37 The Importance of Preserving Stories
• 45:00 Passing On Culture in a Western World
• 51:05 Healing Through Sharing Experiences
• 51:40 Wrap Up