Between Two Cultures | Smrithi Ram | TEDxUCincinnati

Like many first generation immigrants, Smrithi Ram grew up with the unique challenge of reconciling her own identity with the different cultures surrounding her. Through her experiences with racism, cultural detachment, and her own identity explorations, Ram shares why it is important for our communities to embrace diversity and cultural variety.

Smrithi Ram is a current senior at the University of Cincinnati studying psychology. She will be sharing her experience growing up as a first generation Indian-American woman and how that has affected her relationship with both cultures she is apart of. The topic she is focusing on is cultural detachment.

Smrithi Ram is a current senior at the University of Cincinnati studying psychology. She will be sharing her experience growing up as a first generation Indian-American woman and how that has affected her relationship with both cultures she is apart of. The topic she is focusing on is cultural detachment.

[orangutan]

As a fellow first generation asian Indian American I really could relate to your experiences. Thanks for being able to speak out about this! And it looks like you're doing great things so keep it up!

[jithumpa]

Very much relatable ! That portion where she was not ready go out with her mother was heart breaking 💔

[RobbieSingh-ee]

Thank you so much for your vulnerability and for sharing this! I could relate to your story as a first generation American of a Indian family!

[gailfernandes]

This is so great! Thank you for sharing your experience and showing people- especially those of bi-cultural identities- that it's okay to embrace both and teach others about what we go through.

[xslipknotx-]

Write two specific thing you learned from his story

[jaycdp]

at least she identified that she was dominated by another culture. she was forced to give up her own culture.

[jayarbista]

Hi, Smrithi ! Thank you for the great show. The originality is always given by culture.

[bassamanvermohideen]

Thank you for this video i live in england and i can speak tamil now i want to move to singapore

[kianaamarnani]

the ones about the red dots and the when did u move here... feel ubro

[cryptoturtle]

I watched this in class and burst out laughing at the “does your dad work at a gas station” no harm meant, much respect!

[ThePreityEffect]

Interesting how there was racism in LA. This is true. I live here and it's quite open and accepting.

[universtar-me]

everything you said was something ive experienced but felt isolated in

[dakotapeters]

Even if that's not how they meant it you have the moment to choose to think of it that way and act as if that's how they meant it changing the dynamic of the situation 💯 percent and in doing so you most likely will have opened they're eyes a bit and changed they're perspective towards you. At first you were just a lamb or sheep 🐑 then you became a sheep of many colors with wings and depending on how they take it the sheep's wool is realized to be what was over they're eyes meanwhile they were looking at a wolf 🐺 loyal and royal don't sit in turmoil like a dragon coil up the aura of the atmosphere of perceptions spitting fire on they're opinion with no fears.... ain't a need in the world to shed a tear cause your to sweet for that my dear.
Don't know why I went on a poetic tangent it just happened so I went with the flow 😌. Hope you can look back at this when your spirits are low and it brings them back up makes your face glow.

[cbtsession]

The "untouchable" term relates exclusively to her Indian caste system.

[xaviachasecorun]

In Spain have to first chinese-spaniard morrocan-spaniard and ecuadorian-spaniard generation identity

[dakotapeters]

When a guy picks on or teases you I've been told that it's cause they like you. 👍 just explain how you realize they want to get to know you but if that's they're way of hitting on you they'll have to try harder. Great speech BTW.

[powerstar]

3:35 I just wanted to be popular😂? Where did that come from? As being an American!?😅😅😅

[mavzolej]

...or even "when did you guys move from India?" 😁

So for the Indian-looking girl the worst thing could happen (according to her) is others assuming she's from India.

[suddenstare]

your culture is not Indian, it's South Indian

[IamOBSCENE]

I think you are beautiful and that pink churni is elegant.