It Takes a Village | Growing Up With American Missionary Parents in The Philippines feat. Becca

In this episode of Culture In Between, Becca describes her unique upbringing in a small village in the Philippines while her parents were American missionaries there. Becca tells us many stories about growing up in the country from birth to age 19, including her love of Filipino foods and the mishaps she found herself in due to not understanding American culture during her few brief stints going to school in the U.S.

 

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Timestamps

• 00:00-Intro
• 00:44-Where are your parents from and where did you live in the Philippines?
• 01:40-What was the purpose behind the missions?
• 02:20-How many years did you live in the Philippines?
• 02:40-Did you go to school with the locals?
• 04:00-How were you treated?
• 05:00-Tell us what it was like coming back to the U.S.
• 06:36-Did you move around the Philippines?
• 07:37-Did you pick up the language?
• 09:00-Walk us through your school experience
• 10:44-What brought you back to the U.S.?
• 15:24-Do you feel like you belong to any culture?
• 16:45-What was it like moving from a developing country to a first-world country?
• 18:37-How has your upbringing impacted how you raise your children?
• 21:25-What do you miss the most about living in the Philippines?
• 22:58-What are some of your favorite Filipino foods?
• 23:43-Balut
• 26:48-What did you love the most about living in the Philippines?
• 29:00-Stereotype Mythbusters
• 35:10-Wrapping up

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