[ad_1] Puerto Ricans are migrants not immigrants, Spanish and English, domestic yet foreign — as we like to say on Code Switch, it’s complicated. A hundred years ago this week, Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens by law with the passing of the Jones Act. Since then, they’ve had a complicated and fraught relationship with what…

[ad_1] Does wearing safety pins and giving speeches at awards shows make you an ally? On this episode we explore the conundrums of ally-ship with activist and blogger ShiShi Rose, who helped organize the Women’s March, Taz Ahmed, co-host of the GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast, the Reverend Timothy Murphy, and our editor, Juleyka Lantigua-Williams. We also talk…

[ad_1] Gene and Shereen tackle some Code Switch listeners’ questions about race and identity with a voice coach, a professor of children’s literature, and two former interns who are now reporters: What’s someone really asking when they say “What are you?” Where did the archetype of “The Magical Negro” come from? How has the meaning…

[ad_1] It’s springtime, and the celebration of rebirth and the New Year in Iranian-American communities is tempered by the recent rise in Islamaphobic incidents and ongoing uncertainties around the travel ban. To mark Nowruz, Gene and Shereen talk about what’s bitter and what’s sweet with Nilou Motamed, the Iranian-American editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine,…

[ad_1] Home Behavioral Interview The behavioral interview is a proven and widely-used method of exploring a candidate’s suitability for the position. It goes beyond just looking at the candidate’s educational and work history to determine the right fit, asking the candidate for specific examples of past behavior as they relate to the job requirements. This…

[ad_1] One of the most common job interview questions explores what is your reason for leaving your job. This can be a tough question to answer. You are going to be asked this question by the interviewer and having a well prepared answer will ensure you come across as confident and comfortable. Use the sample…

[ad_1] Jeanette Vizguerra speaks with Adrian Florido about her experience living in the church where she’s taken sanctuary as she fights her deportation case. Jeanette Vizguerra habla con Adrián Florido sobre su experiencia viviendo en la iglesia donde ha tomado santuario mientras disputa su caso de deportación. This week’s podcast extra from Code Switch: Jeanette…

[ad_1] Shereen and Gene welcome reporter Nate Hegyi, who spent a day in Montana with a Nez Perce hunting party, a tribe that faces strong opposition from some who see these rights as unfair and out of sync with modern life. The Nez Perce tribe faces strong opposition from some who see the hunting rights…

[ad_1] Every two weeks, a language dies with its last speaker. That was almost the fate of the Hawaiian language — until a group of young people decided to create a strong community of Hawaiian speakers — as they were learning to speak it them themselves. Larry Kimura, one of the people who spearheaded the…

[ad_1] Shereen and Gene tackle listeners’ reactions to recent episodes. One wants to know the difference between Persian and Iranian. (It’s complicated.) Another wants more details about the risks to churches for becoming sanctuaries. (We asked a lawyer.) And a professor gave us a “loving critique” of our episode on Native hunting rights and sovereignty.…