# What it's like to be the child of immigrants

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Residency
- Speaker: Michael Rain
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_rain_what_it_s_like_to_be_the_child_of_immigrants)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Michael Rain is on a mission to tell the stories of first-generation immigrants, who have strong ties both to the countries they grew up in and their countries of origin. In a personal talk, he breaks down the mischaracterizations and limited narratives of immigrants and shares the stories of the worlds they belong to. "We're walking melting pots of culture," Rain says. "If something in that pot smells new or different to you, don't turn up your nose. Ask us to share."

## Lectures

1. [What it's like to be the child of immigrants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_rain_what_it_s_like_to_be_the_child_of_immigrants/5e2805e8558c), 8 min (TED's player)