'Where We Come From': By Any Other Name

Code Switch

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🗓️ 27 June 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Anyone with a name that isn't super common in the United States will tell you that the simple act of introducing yourself can lead to a whole interrogation: Where are you from? What does your name mean? Help me pronounce it using words I understand! So on this bonus episode from our friends at the "Where We Come From" series, we're getting into what, exactly, is in a name — and what names can tell us about where we've been and where we're going.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Code Switch from NPR.
0:02.4	I'm Kumari Devarajan.
0:04.0	You might not be used to hearing my voice in the pod,
0:06.2	but if you're a diehard fan, you'll recognize my name.
0:09.2	I'm a Code Switch producer, so I'm behind the scenes.
0:11.6	I'm kind of like the puppet master.
0:13.2	And I'm here to bring you a special bonus episode of the podcast.
0:17.1	I'm here with Code Switch Play Cousin
0:18.8	and my very dear friend and mentor, producer,
0:21.4	Anjali Sastry.
0:22.8	What's up, Anjali?
0:23.8	Hi, Kumari.
0:24.8	Also my great friend and Los Angeles colleague.
0:28.5	I've missed seeing you in person over the last year.
0:31.2	Me too.
0:32.7	So Anjali's working on this new series
0:34.6	called Where We Come From,
0:36.2	Sharing Stories from Immigrant Communities of Color.
0:39.2	Where are you from?
0:40.1	Where do you come from?
0:41.0	What seems like an easy question?
0:42.6	Oh, where are you really from?
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