What is the ‘Zero Generation’? What’s it like to be a part of it? I’m Damilola Onwah, a writer and product manager, and these are questions I have on my mind all the time. Historically, we have this concept of first-generation immigrants and second-generation immigrants, but what about those of us who moved countries as adults in recent years, charting our own path? I'm part of this ‘Zero Generation’: I’m a millennial who chose to move to America and start a new life, leaving my old version of home in Nigeria behind me.
There’s a tension in straddling two places that don’t quite feel like home any more. There’s so much courage and hope involved in uprooting yourself from your home for an unknown future in a land far away. These are conversations we’re having behind closed doors, in group chats, on social media, and I want to move them out into the open.
On the Zero Generation podcast, I dig deeper into the Zero Generation experience with others who get it. Guests who moved as adults or children, or whose parents made the move before they were born, those parenting cross-culturally, even the ones who tried it and returned home. Whether the journey has been one filled with regret, wistfulness, or hard-won success, I explore all sides of this story. Is immigration worth it? There’s no simple answer, but I’ll pull that thread with every new conversation. Join me on this journey and tell me about your Zero Generation story.
Connect with Damilola Onwah:
Visit my website: https://damilolaonwah.com/
Sign up for my monthly newsletter: https://damilolaonwah.com/newsletter
Follow me on Instagram, and catch this podcast on YouTube.
How to connect with me:
Follow me on all the socials
Audio and Video Production by Adode Media www.adodemedia.com
Music Production by Akinoluwa Oyedele
What is the ‘Zero Generation’? What’s it like to be a part of it? I’m Damilola Onwah, a writer and product manager, and these are questions I have on my mind all the time. Historically, we have this concept of first-generation immigrants and second-generation immigrants, but what about those of us who moved countries as adults in recent years, charting our own path? I'm part of this ‘Zero Generation’: I’m a millennial who chose to move to America and start a new life, leaving my old version of home in Nigeria behind me.
There’s a tension in straddling two places that don’t quite feel like home any more. There’s so much courage and hope involved in uprooting yourself from your home for an unknown future in a land far away. These are conversations we’re having behind closed doors, in group chats, on social media, and I want to move them out into the open.
On the Zero Generation podcast, I dig deeper into the Zero Generation experience with others who get it. Guests who moved as adults or children, or whose parents made the move before they were born, those parenting cross-culturally, even the ones who tried it and returned home. Whether the journey has been one filled with regret, wistfulness, or hard-won success, I explore all sides of this story. Is immigration worth it? There’s no simple answer, but I’ll pull that thread with every new conversation. Join me on this journey and tell me about your Zero Generation story.
Connect with Damilola Onwah:
Visit my website: https://damilolaonwah.com/
Sign up for my monthly newsletter: https://damilolaonwah.com/newsletter
Follow me on Instagram, and catch this podcast on YouTube.
How to connect with me:
Follow me on all the socials
Audio and Video Production by Adode Media www.adodemedia.com
Music Production by Akinoluwa Oyedele