Negra Como Soy

'When I speak Spanish to people, do they speak English back?'In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda talk about how native Spanish speakers sometimes react differently to people who speak to them based on their skin tone. If you're Afro-Latino/a, do Spanish speakers respond to you in English when you ask them something in Spanish? Is it different in the United States compared to, say, Mexico or Honduras or Argentina?If you're well-traveled you might have a different perspective about who can speak which language versus if your travel is limited.Check out their engaging conversation! Watch the video version on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora. --------------- ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda continue their chat with Emilio Sasamu Thomas, specifically his musical journey, the foundations of that and what brought him to the place he is now in his career.Sasamu talks about how the guitar became his favorite instrument."Guitar is my second language," he says, adding that he found himself teaching his fellow high school students music and earning extra money from that. Music also allowed him to travel and learn, according to Sasamu. "I use music as a tool in order to get to where I want to go," he says.Watch the video version on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora. --------------- ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Afro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with Emilio Sasamu Thomas about Garifuna history and culture. A professional musician and educator, Sasamu is the youngest member of the Garifuna Collective, a band based in Belize. He plays the guitar, piano and a variety of percussion instruments. Sasamu talks about how the Garifuna people are a mixture of indigenous and African, and about the various tales of how Africans arrived on the shores of the Western Hemisphere. He also talks about his efforts to preserve the Garifuna culture, particularly the importance of preserving the Garifuna language, which even though it may be spoken among small groups around Central America, it's still "alive." "The Garifuna language is alive, even if it's just five people who speak it, the mere fact remains that it is alive," he says. "And so our responsibility now is to teach the other generation to continue the language. It is very important that we recognize that we have a responsibility, and saying that it's dying instead of doing something about it means that we intend to let it die." Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

All the emotion comes into play today as Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with adventure sports writer Antoinette Lee Toscano about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars and cultural assumptions surrounding black women's hair. Microaggressions, childhood traumas and more affect us more than we know, and our hair is the focus of that in today's episode. Definitely a must-listen!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In today's episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda chat with Abelsain Gonzalez about his recent trip to Puerto Rico where he re-connected with his family and the effects of hurricanes, earthquakes and the pandemic on the island.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

In this episode we chat with Dr. Jamal Fruster, life coach, speaker and health care professional who refers to himself as "The Hype Man for Humanity." Dr. Fruster talks about serving the Latinx community in Tucson, ArizWatch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Solomon D. (“Sol”) Trujillo, a global business executive with numerous successes while serving as CEO of three large market-cap global companies in the three different corridors of the world: the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pac. He talks with us about the importance of Latinos in the U.S. and why Afro-Latin is something we all should embrace. Take a listen!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

African American? Afro Latin? Black? Latin? What ARE you, exactly? Doni and Dr. Rhonda dive deeply this episode - into perceptions, considerations and discussions about what is "Blackness," why, how and to whom does it apply?  It's a can't miss conversation that is sure to get you thinking!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

TalentoTotal is a not-for-profit working throughout Latin America, the United States, and Europe helping new graduates  achieve success in grad school - including law and MBAs. After four years, the organization is now partnered with Netflix.Hendi Mypa joined us in episode 6 to discuss JBalvin, and is now here to share about this philanthropy (and all things multicultural).

CODE SWITCHING. Does your brain get tired when switching languages? In this episode, we explore cultural differences in manner of speech and how it affects individuals. With laughter and candor, Doni and Rhonda share their experiences. The term "code-switch" is becoming more prevalent in cultural circles, but according to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is the "process of shifting from one linguistic code (a language or dialect) to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting." Meanwhile, a 2019 Harvard Business Review article says, "Broadly, code-switching involves adjusting one's style of speech, appearance, behavior, and expression in ways that will optimize the comfort of others in exchange for fair treatment, quality service, and employment opportunities." Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

This week, Jhendi joins Doni and Dr. Rhonda to talk about the controversy of JBalvin at the African Entertainment Awards USA in 2021. Join us to learn about the details of the nomination, JBalvin's reaction, and how the music industry responded to the event.Definition of reggaeton:reggaeton/ˈrɛɡeɪtəʊn/noun   a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin, characterized by a fusion of Latin rhythms, dancehall, and hip-hop or rap.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Dr. Paulette Bethel joins us again on the revelation of a Not Parent Expected (NPE) from a routine ancestry DNA test and the resulting trauma model she developed. From the Third Culture Kid (TCK) “where do I fit” question, to nature vs. nurture and Hispanic vs. Latino, we go through it all in this episode!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, we had so much fun discussing the Disney movie Encanto with Glitter Explorer Romita Bulchandani, a 9 year Disney veteran. Doni, Rhonda and Romita bring the energy as they discuss culture, family dynamics, expectations and self actualization in this must-experience episode. Focused in Colombia, South America, Encanto offers so much to review, enjoy and ponder. Listen in!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Doni and Dr. Rhonda talk with Paulette Martinez Bethel who is proud of her multicultural heritage -- ALL of it. Imagine her surprise when taking a "fun" ancestry DNA test gave her the shock of her, and her family's, life.Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! In this week's episode of Negra Como Soyon Culturs Global Network, Doni and Dr. Rhonda introduce themselves and their stories. Join us every Tuesday for new episodes!Watch the video version of this episode on XOTV!---------------There's the story of who we are as individuals, what we know and walk with, and the story other people create in their minds about who you are. We're here to set the story straight…Negra, como soy: I'm Afro-Latina is a show that explores the intricacies and flavors of the AfroLatin experience throughout the Spanish colonized world. We understand that the direct translation is “black like me,” in the feminine. Again, often life is about interpretation, and we're here to help expand those interpretations, in this corner of life at leastJoin Doni Aldine and Rhonda Coleman as they celebrate foods, dance, clothing, language, and customs of their own cultures and others from the diaspora.---------------ABOUT DONI:Doni Aldine, EMBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences, at major universities & in major media outlets as an expert focused on communications, entrepreneurship, marketing, branding & cross-cultural identity. Aldine also developed university curricula for global culture identity and is on faculty in Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University.ABOUT RHONDA:Dr. Rhonda Coleman, DAOM is a cross-cultural Third Culture Adult. She grew up in New Orleans, LA, and identifies as Afro-Honduran. In her teens and into adulthood, she traveled and performed Afro-diasporic Folkloric dances, including Punta, Samba, and Capoeira, throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Rhonda is a doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine), Registered Trainer of the NADA Acudetox Protocol, columnist for CULTURS Global Multicultural Magazine, public speaker, and active organizer promoting health equity. She currently teaches Nutritional Health and Acudetox at Arizona School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine; and runs a private practice, Blacupuncturist, in Tucson, AZ.

Hola y Bienvenidos! This is Negra Como Soy, the newest podcast from Culturs Global Network. In this episode, Doni and Dr. Rhonda discuss how it all began, starting with Doni's father's story. New episodes are dropped every Tuesday!