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Yoshito - The value of literacy in heritage languages

🇯🇵🇫🇷🇰🇷🇬🇧 This month’s guest on The Big Blend is Yoshito, a French and Japanese dad, who works a lot on transmitting literacy.With Yoshito, we talked about: Lack of literacy creating a gap between a person and their cultureBeing at peace with all our cultures and understan ...  Show more

Momin - Cultural resilience and determined adaptation

🇵🇸🇫🇷 This episode’s guest is Momin, he is Palestinian and found asylum in France, 4 years ago.With Momin, we talked about: The role of the country’s locals when integrating a new cultureThe commitment it takes to become native speaker of a completely new languageSeeing cultur ...  Show more

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