In episode 278, the girls are joined by radio, television and online journalist, and personal finance expert Carmen Rita Wong! They get into her upbringing, colorism, the politics of assimilating into American culture, her family dynamics, and of course her new memoir Why Didn't You Tell Me? It's a wild ride of an episode! Go buy her book now! You won't regret it. Check out Carmen's website here and also follow her on Twitter at @CarmenSense and on Instagram at @CarmenRitaWong. 

<p>In episode 278, the girls are joined by radio, television and online journalist, and personal finance expert Carmen Rita Wong! They get into her upbringing, colorism, the politics of assimilating into American culture, her family dynamics, and of course her new memoir <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677394/why-didnt-you-tell-me-by-carmen-rita-wong/">Why Didn't You Tell Me?</a> It's a wild ride of an episode! Go buy her book now! You won't regret it. <a href="https://www.carmenritawong.com/">Check out Carmen's website here</a> and also follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/carmensense">@CarmenSense</a> and on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carmenritawong/">@CarmenRitaWong</a>. </p>

A podcast about being a person of color and/or an immigrant in America, hosted by two friends, Iranian-American Anna Hossnieh of iHeart podcasts and Syrian-American Shereen Younes, a filmmaker. They're just trying to make sense of the world, okay? Anna and Shereen take you on a deep-ish dive into the stickiest issues with ridiculous perspectives on life and stuff, and real talk about being considered 'other' in this country.

<p>A podcast about being a person of color and/or an immigrant in America, hosted by two friends, Iranian-American Anna Hossnieh of iHeart podcasts and Syrian-American Shereen Younes, a filmmaker. They're just trying to make sense of the world, okay? Anna and Shereen take you on a deep-ish dive into the stickiest issues with ridiculous perspectives on life and stuff, and real talk about being considered 'other' in this country.</p>

Ethnically Ambiguous

We Are Carmen Rita Wong

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