In this episode Dita and Dajana discuss the concept of “immigrant child guilt”. Immigrant child guilt pertains to the feeling of guilt children of immigrant parents experience when they are exposed to resources, experiences, and opportunities their parents were deprived of by moving to a foreign country (usually to America) and having to start their lives over for the sake of giving their children a better life of education, jobs, and overall lifestyle. Even through the sense of gratitude, immigrant children experience roadblocks during their upbringing and beyond because of this. Experiencing their parents' struggle to adjust to a new life in a foreign land while they live what would be categorized as a “better life” than their parents comes with a lot of pressure to live up to their parents expectations that they have for them by moving to America.. But what should a child do if they don’t meet those expectations? What hardships do we still face even though we have all of these opportunities and more resources to achieve a better life than our parents? Dita and Dajana discuss the toxicity that comes with the repression immigrant children face- that many people avoid talking about or choose to not acknowledge- of expressing their own experiences or struggles because it may seem miniscule to that of their parents and may allude to a sense of unappreciation. How can we be appreciative of everything our parents did while still acknowledging our own hardships we still faced during our upbringing?
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