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Richard Hoff and Schuyler Ha: Expanding the Definition of Family

January 17, 2018PodcastChinese, cultural background, culture, Dad, dads, DNA, Eastern European, family, family structure, father, fatherhood, fathers, gay, gender, gender roles, genetics, hearing aids, hearing loss, homosexual, Jewish, mother, parent, parenting, Richard Hoff, Schuyler Ha, surrogacy, surrogateDianeMcDaniel

Richard Hoff and Schuyler Ha share the story of their family, including the many logistics they worked out in order to bring their now 10-year-old daughter into being, the consideration they put into the structure and dynamics of their family, and the environment in which their daughter is being raised. They also talk about the gender dynamics at play in their roles as two male parents and how their personal experiences of otherness has helped them to coach their daughter in understanding the social challenges of her hearing loss and wearing hearing aids.

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Catherine Temma Davidson: Freedom to Explore the Problem

September 19, 2017Podcastautobiographical novel, Brexit, California, Catherine Temma Davidson, creative process, cross cultural, culture, England, essay, essayist, Greek, Jewish, London, Los Angeles, mixed meze, mixed mezze, multicultural, novel, novelist, poem, poet, teacher, writer, writing, writing teacherDianeMcDaniel

Catherine Temma Davidson is a novelist, essayist, poet, and teacher of writing who grew up in Los Angeles and settled in London. Our conversation delves into Catherine’s creative process as well as her exploration of how culture shapes one’s worldview and what happens when we cross cultures. Catherine talks about the multicultural environment in which she was raised, her comfort with the “mixed mezze” approach, and why it is that she feels more Californian living in London than she ever did while she was living in the United States. Catherine also gives us a glimpse into the autobiographical novel on which she is currently working and discusses why—in the aftermath of Brexit—she has come to feel more connected to a larger community in England.

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