Gen 2.0

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything and good and bad that comes with it. In the Season finale, Sai and I discuss her dual heritage of being Tamil & Telugu, growing up in the Drake's home country and the USA, her fondness of travelling, body image and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @saisailu97 for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything and good and bad that comes with it. Gav and I discuss growing up in Derby, being the only Indian kid in school, visits back to India, Punjabi food and gender roles in the South Asian community. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @gavtoor for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. Karaan and I discuss working in Amsterdam, the notable lack of South Asian celebrity representation growing up, his family background and ancestry in Uganda (and now California and London) and how hip-hop & rap changed his life. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @karaan_18 for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. Samar and I discuss people mispronouncing her name (myself included), cultural differences in interracial relationships, managing expectations when dating outside of your culture and how to tell your family. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni and @samar_alam for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. We discuss growing up British-Indian, sexual trauma, emotional and physical aspects of sexuality, gender fluidity in Kathak, the shaming of menstruation and the depiction of sex in Bollywood. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittyaloni or @megaggarwal for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. We discuss growing up Indian-Cambodian, generational trauma, ancestors in Uganda, doing a gap year abroad and DELICIOUS Gujarati cuisine. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @saviitree for comments or questions.

This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. We discuss growing up in Kenya, being a third culture kid, culture shocks in the UK, racial bias in Africa and feeling much more appreciative of the outdoors. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni @kanshaaa or @shneha22 for comments or questions.

Welcome back to Gen 2.0! This season focuses on the South Asian community - through the migrants and the diaspora - and everything good and bad that comes with it. Arthi & I discuss her career, navigating her way through the UK as a South Indian, how to be culturally fluid and making the best of passion projects. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @aarthinachiappan for comments or questions.

I couldn't NOT end this season with a BANG and for our final episode of this season, we are in conversation with the wholesome Tiwalola "Tiwa" Juba. Tiwa is British-Irish-Nigerian (I had a lot of questions for this one too but hear her out!) who grew up between Nigeria and London, having settled in London with her husband and son. We talk family breakfast (shoutout to pepper eggs), bad gal Tiwa, getting shipped back to Nigeria after being too naughty, colorism, BLM in the workplace and the sense of Black community. Tiwa is a technology management consultant living London and is a huge advocate for Black Women. She's reallllyyyy doing the most! Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in June 2020, a few weeks after the global BLM protests in the UK and USA. The topic is just as relevant 3 months later! Please visit https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/ for more info. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @mrsjuba for comments of questions. #gen2point0

On Episode 7, I am joined by Leticia Campello, a native Brazilian who works in the UK after studying at the University of Sheffield. Leti shares her hilarious stories, which leave me laughing with every sentence I take, and going off multiple tangents. We discuss buying gifts for your friends and family abroad, Festa Junina (a popular Saint Johns Eve festival in Brazil), studying in the UK on scholarship, expectations of being a "migrant" and racial inequality in Brazil. Leti is a specialist Engineer based near London and loves to travel. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @leticiacampello for comments or questions. #Gen2Point0

It's taken some time because apparently his voice kept breaking my editing software, but we're finally joined by the amazing Daniel Taktak. Daniel is a British-born Lebanese-Palestinian and a die-hard West Londoner. We discuss attending an all-boys school, clubbing in a bomb-shelter in Lebanon, wanting to back to Palestine asap, shisha AND shish, not being quite Christian nor Muslim enough as an Arab and advice for everyone else trying to find their feet in this world. Daniel is a graduate consultant working in London and also has hosted a series of sessions with TEDxWarwick. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @danieltaktak for comments or questions. #Gen2Point0

Join us on this episode with Ioni Laidler-McBean, a mixed race British-Jamaican queen who hails from somewhere in the Midlands that I probably won't be able to locate on the map. We talk about the obsession with having straight hair as a young black girl in school, plucking mangoes from the streets, Ackee & Saltfish, feeling neither Black or White enough in the inner circles and having prolonged childhood crushes. Ioni is a corporate project manager but also runs a black curly hair empowerment page @curlymunday in which she shares amazing tips and her beautiful head of hair! All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @ionibean for comments or questions. #Gen2Point0

On this episode, we speak to Shreya Tobias, a British-Indian who has grown up in the countryside of Suffolk. From a 2nd generation Indian in the UK, we discuss being racially bullied in the workplace, our frelationships with other ethnic minorities, moving to India as an adult, the legends that are Rishi Rich and Jay Sean, and our favourite book, the Kite Runner. Shreya is currently based in Mumbai as a fellow for Teach for India, where she teaches a 3rd-grade class to underprivileged children. If you would like to donate to her class to support them during the global Covid-19 lockdown, please message @shreyatobias. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @changavy for questions or comments. #Gen2Point0

Meet Changavy, a medical student - originally from Sri Lanka - trying to make her mark in a city that never sleeps, London. We've spared no mercy in crossing the borders between India and Sri Lanka as we talk escaping conflict during the civil war, growing up in a relatively white part of the UK, being picked up from parties during high school at 9pm, capitalising on opportunities our parents were never offered, who REALLY kidnapped who in the Ramayan and travelling the globe. Changavy (pronounced Chun-guh-vi) is a NHS clinical entrepreneur studying as a final year medical student at Imperial College London and ex-President of the IC Tamil Society. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @changavy for questions or comments. #Gen2Point0

We welcome Fiona Asiedu to Gen 2.0 - a 24-year-old Ghanaian Londoner who has grown up near Brixton her entire life and you'll probably find her name under "black excellence" in a dictionary. We talk about pool parties and fruit platters in Ghana, black culture in the suburbs, studying at the best universities in the world - Oxford AND Harvard, how she isn't "technically" a Stormzy Scholar (just the recipient of very generous donation), trying to learn Twi at her big age and redefining Black British. Fiona is a management consultant specialising in change and culture, with an extensive background in Psychology. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @kingfee for questions or comments. Note: Apologies for the terrible audio on my end - mic hadn't been adjusted properly! #Gen2point0

Introducing Jennifer Lopez, a British-Latina who grew up in South London and thinks laughing during talking is part of her personality. We talk about growing up Colombian in South London, the Elephant & Castle roundabout, Pablo Escobar and Narcos, her family in Colombia, studying in the city of Sheffield vs. studying in the state of New York, and Shakira at the Super Bowl. Jennifer also has featured in the @newgrad which aims to help students and new graduates transition into everyday life. All opinions and statements are entirely of our own and unaffiliated to any external organisations, please reach out to @kittysaloni or @jenniferlopezgg for questions or comments. #Gen2point0

Join me, Kitty, for a candid and honest chat about growing up a second generation kid. Whether it be that you're a millennial in a world of baby boomers, a Generation Z in a world of millennials or a British-andsomethingelse growing up in modern UK, there is definitely something you can laugh at in these episodes. Sit back doing absolutely nothing, stand up on the commute or whatever you're doing, hopefully be inspired to be your true self! #Gen2point0