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Michael Rain: What it's like to be the child of immigrants
Michael Rain: Kako je to biti dijete imigranata
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Michael Rain je u misiji pripovijedanja priča o prvoj generaciji imigranata, koji imaju snažne veze sa zemljom u kojoj su odrasli, ali i iz koje potječu. U osobnom govoru, ruši pogrešne kategorizacije i ograničene priče o imigrantima te dijeli priče njihovih svjetova. "Mi smo hodajuća mješavina različitih kultura," kaže Rain. "Ako ti nešto u toj mješavini miriše na novo ili drugačije, ne okreći nos. Pitaj nas da to podijelimo."
Michael Rain - Digital storyteller
TED Resident Michael Rain communicates ideas through written and visual stories. Full bio
TED Resident Michael Rain communicates ideas through written and visual stories. Full bio
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00:12
I remember one morning
when I was in the third grade,
when I was in the third grade,
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Sjećam se jednog jutra
kad sam bio u trećem razredu,
kad sam bio u trećem razredu,
00:16
my mom sent me to school
with a Ghanaian staple dish called "fufu."
with a Ghanaian staple dish called "fufu."
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mama me je poslala u školu
s ganskim jelom naziva "fufu".
s ganskim jelom naziva "fufu".
00:20
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:22
Fufu is this white ball of starch
made of cassava,
made of cassava,
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Fufu je bijela kugla od škroba,
napravljena od kasave
napravljena od kasave
00:26
and it's served with light soup,
which is a dark orange color,
which is a dark orange color,
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i servira se s laganom juhom,
tamnonarančaste boje
tamnonarančaste boje
00:31
and contains chicken and/or beef.
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te sadrži piletinu i/ili govedinu.
00:33
It's a savory, flavorful dish
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To je ukusno jelo, puno bogatih okusa
00:35
that my mom thought
would keep me warm on a cold day.
would keep me warm on a cold day.
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za koje je moja mama smatrala
da će me zagrijati u hladne dane.
da će me zagrijati u hladne dane.
00:39
When I got to lunch
and I opened my thermos,
and I opened my thermos,
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Kad sam došao na ručak
i otvorio svoju termosicu,
i otvorio svoju termosicu,
00:42
releasing these new smells into the air,
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puštajući nove mirise u zrak,
00:45
my friends did not react favorably.
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moji prijatelji nisu dobro reagirali.
00:47
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:49
"What's that?" one of them asked.
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"Što je to?", jedan od njih je pitao.
00:52
"It's fufu," I responded.
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"To je fufu.", odgovorio sam.
00:54
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:55
"Ew, that smells funny.
What's a fufu?" they asked.
What's a fufu?" they asked.
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"Fuj, čudno miriše.
Što je fufu?", pitali su.
Što je fufu?", pitali su.
00:59
Their reaction made me lose my appetite.
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Zbog njihove reakcije izgubio sam apetit.
01:02
I begged my mother to never
send me to school with fufu again.
send me to school with fufu again.
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Molio sam majku da me nikad više
ne pošalje u školu s fufuom.
ne pošalje u školu s fufuom.
01:06
I asked her to make me sandwiches
or chicken noodle soup
or chicken noodle soup
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Zamolio sam je da mi napravi sendvič
ili pileću juhu s rezancima
ili pileću juhu s rezancima
01:10
or any of the other foods
that my friends were eating.
that my friends were eating.
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ili bilo koje drugo jelo
koje su jeli moji prijatelji.
koje su jeli moji prijatelji.
01:12
And this is one of the first times
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I ovo je jedan od prvih puta
01:14
I began to notice the distinction
between what was unique to my family
between what was unique to my family
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da sam počeo primjećivati razliku
između onoga specifičnog za moju obitelj
između onoga specifičnog za moju obitelj
01:20
and what was common for everyone else,
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i onoga što je uobičajeno za sve druge,
01:22
what was Ghanaian and what was African
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što je gansko i afričko,
01:26
and what was American.
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a što je američko.
01:28
I'm a first-generation American.
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Ja sam Amerikanac prve generacije.
01:30
Both of my parents are immigrants.
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Oba moja roditelja su imigranti.
01:32
In fact, my father, Gabriel,
came to the US almost 50 years ago.
came to the US almost 50 years ago.
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Zapravo, moj otac, Gabriel,
došao je u SAD prije gotovo 50 godina.
došao je u SAD prije gotovo 50 godina.
01:37
He arrived in New York
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Stigao je u New York
01:39
from a city called Kumasi
in a northern region of Ghana,
in a northern region of Ghana,
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iz grada koji se zove Kumasi,
u sjevernom području Gane,
u sjevernom području Gane,
01:42
in West Africa.
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u Zapadnoj Africi.
Došao je radi školovanja, da stekne
prvostupničku diplomu iz računovodstva
prvostupničku diplomu iz računovodstva
01:44
He came for school, earning
his bachelor's degree in accounting
his bachelor's degree in accounting
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01:47
and eventually became an accountant.
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i s vremenom je postao računovođa.
01:50
My mother, Georgina,
joined him years later.
joined him years later.
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Moja majka Georgina
pridružila mu se kasnijih godina.
pridružila mu se kasnijih godina.
01:53
She had a love of fashion
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Voljela je modu
01:55
and worked in a sewing factory
in lower Manhattan,
in lower Manhattan,
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i radila je u tvornici šivanja
na donjem Manhattanu,
na donjem Manhattanu,
01:58
until she saved up enough to open
her own women's clothing store.
her own women's clothing store.
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sve dok nije uštedjela dovoljno
da otvori svoju trgovinu ženskom odjećom.
da otvori svoju trgovinu ženskom odjećom.
02:03
I consider myself an American
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Smatram se Amerikancem
02:06
and an African
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i Afrikancem
02:07
and a Ghanaian.
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i Ganijcem.
02:09
And there's millions of people
around the world
around the world
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I postoji milijun ljudi diljem svijeta
02:11
who are juggling
these different classifications.
these different classifications.
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koji žongliraju ovim
različitim klasifikacijama.
različitim klasifikacijama.
02:15
They might be Jamaican-Canadians
or Korean-Americans or Nigerian-Brits.
or Korean-Americans or Nigerian-Brits.
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Mogu biti jamajčanski Kanađani, korejski
Amerikanci ili nigerijski Britanci.
Amerikanci ili nigerijski Britanci.
02:22
But what makes our stories
and experiences different
and experiences different
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Ali ono što naše priče
i iskustva čini drugačijima,
i iskustva čini drugačijima,
je činjenica da smo rođeni i odgojeni
u drugačijoj zemlji od naših roditelja
u drugačijoj zemlji od naših roditelja
02:25
is that we were born and raised
in a country different than our parents,
in a country different than our parents,
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02:30
and this can cause us to be misunderstood
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i zato možemo biti pogrešno shvaćeni
02:33
when being viewed through a narrow lens.
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kada se na nas tako usko gleda.
02:37
I grew up in New York, which is home
to the largest number of immigrants
to the largest number of immigrants
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Odrastao sam u New Yorku,
koji je dom najvećem broju imigranata
koji je dom najvećem broju imigranata
02:41
anywhere in the United States.
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u čitavim Sjedinjenim Državama.
02:43
And you would think growing up
in a place like New York,
in a place like New York,
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I pomislili biste da odrastanje
u gradu poput New Yorka
u gradu poput New Yorka
02:46
it would be easy for a first-generation
person to find their place.
person to find their place.
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pojednostavljuje prvoj generaciji
doseljenika da pronađu svoje mjesto.
doseljenika da pronađu svoje mjesto.
02:50
But all throughout my childhood,
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Ali kroz čitavo svoje djetinjstvo,
02:53
there were these moments
that formed my understanding
that formed my understanding
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bilo je trenutaka
koji su formirali moje shvaćanje
koji su formirali moje shvaćanje
02:56
of the different worlds I belonged to.
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različitih svjetova kojima sam pripadao.
02:59
When I was in the fifth grade,
a student asked me
a student asked me
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Kada sam bio u petom razredu,
učenik me pitao
učenik me pitao
03:02
if my family was refugees.
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je li moja obitelj izbjeglička.
03:05
I didn't know what that word meant.
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Nisam znao što ta riječ znači.
03:07
He explained to me
that his parents told him
that his parents told him
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Objasnio mi je da su mu
njegovi roditelji rekli
njegovi roditelji rekli
03:09
that refugees are people from Africa
who come to the US
who come to the US
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da su izbjeglice ljudi iz Afrike
koji dolaze u SAD
koji dolaze u SAD
03:14
to escape death, starvation and disease.
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kako bi izbjegli smrt, glad i bolesti.
03:17
So I asked my parents,
and they laughed a bit,
and they laughed a bit,
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Stoga sam upitao roditelje
i pomalo su se nasmijali,
i pomalo su se nasmijali,
03:20
not because it was funny
but because it was a generalization.
but because it was a generalization.
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ne zato što je to bilo smiješno,
već zato što je to bila generalizacija.
već zato što je to bila generalizacija.
03:24
And they assured me that they had
enough to eat in Ghana
enough to eat in Ghana
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I uvjerili su me da su oni imali
dovoljno hrane u Gani
dovoljno hrane u Gani
03:27
and came to the US willingly.
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i da su slobodnom voljom došli u SAD.
03:29
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:31
These questions became
more complex as I got older.
more complex as I got older.
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Takva pitanja postajala su
kompleksnija kako sam odrastao.
kompleksnija kako sam odrastao.
03:34
Junior high school was the first time
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U srednjoj školi sam po prvi put
03:36
I went to school with a large number
of black American students,
of black American students,
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išao na nastavu s velikim brojem
crnih američkih učenika
crnih američkih učenika
03:40
and many of them couldn't understand
why I sounded differently than they did
why I sounded differently than they did
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i mnogi od njih nisu mogli razumjeti
zašto zvučim drugačije od njih,
zašto zvučim drugačije od njih,
03:44
or why my parents seemed
different than theirs.
different than theirs.
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ili zašto se moji roditelji čine
drugačijima od njihovih.
drugačijima od njihovih.
03:48
"Are you even black?" a student asked.
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"Jesi li ti uopće crn?", upitao me učenik.
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I mean, I thought I was black.
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Mislim, ja sam mislio da sam crn.
03:53
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:54
I thought my skin complexion settled that.
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Mislio sam da ten moje kože to pokazuje.
03:57
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:58
I asked my father about it,
and he shared his own confusion
and he shared his own confusion
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Pitao sam oca o tome
i podijelio je sa mnom svoju zbunjenost
i podijelio je sa mnom svoju zbunjenost
04:01
over the significance of that
when he first came to the US.
when he first came to the US.
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oko značaja toga
kad je prvi put stigao u SAD.
kad je prvi put stigao u SAD.
04:06
He explained to me that,
when he was in Ghana, everyone was black,
when he was in Ghana, everyone was black,
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Objasnio mi je da kad je
bio u Gani, svi su bili crni
bio u Gani, svi su bili crni
04:10
so he never thought about it.
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pa nikad nije razmišljao o tome.
04:12
But in the US, it's a thing.
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Ali u SAD-u, to je već nešto.
04:14
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:16
But he would say, "But you're African.
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Ali bi mi rekao: "Ali ti si Afrikanac.
04:19
Remember that."
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Zapamti to."
04:21
And he would emphasize this,
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I naglašavao bi to,
04:22
even though many Africans in the continent
would only consider me to be
would only consider me to be
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iako bi me mnogi Afrikanci
na kontinentu smatrali
na kontinentu smatrali
04:27
just an American.
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samo Amerikancem.
04:29
These misconceptions
and complex cultural issues
and complex cultural issues
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Ove zablude i kompleksna
kulturološka pitanja
kulturološka pitanja
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are not just the inquiries of children.
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nisu samo dječji upiti.
04:35
Adults don't know who immigrants are.
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Odrasli ne znaju tko su imigranti.
04:38
If we look at current trends,
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Ako pogledamo trenutne trendove,
04:40
if I asked you: What's the fastest-growing
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ako bih vas upitao: Koja je
demografski najbrže rastuća
demografski najbrže rastuća
04:42
immigrant demographic
in the United States,
in the United States,
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imigrantska populacija
u Sjedinjenim Državama,
u Sjedinjenim Državama,
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who would you think it was?
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što biste pomislili?
04:47
Nine out of 10 people
tell me it's Latinos,
tell me it's Latinos,
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Devet od deset ljudi
rekli bi mi da su to Latinosi,
rekli bi mi da su to Latinosi,
04:49
but it's actually African immigrants.
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ali zapravo su to afrički imigranti.
04:52
How about in academics?
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A u obrazovanju?
04:54
What's the most educated
immigrant demographic?
immigrant demographic?
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Koja je demografski najobrazovanija
imigrantska populacija?
imigrantska populacija?
04:57
A lot of people presume it to be Asians,
but it's actually African immigrants.
but it's actually African immigrants.
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Mnogo ljudi bi pretpostavilo da su Azijci,
ali zapravo su afrički imigranti.
ali zapravo su afrički imigranti.
05:02
Even in matters of policy,
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Čak i po pitanju politike,
05:04
did you know that three
out of the eight countries
out of the eight countries
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jeste li znali da su tri od osam zemalja
05:06
in the so-called "travel ban"
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u tzv. zabrani putovanja,
05:08
are African countries?
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afričke zemlje?
05:09
A lot of people assume those targeted
Muslims only live in the Middle East,
Muslims only live in the Middle East,
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Mnogo ljudi bi pretpostavilo da to
samo uključuje muslimane s Bliskog Istoka,
samo uključuje muslimane s Bliskog Istoka,
05:14
but a lot of those
banned people are Africans.
banned people are Africans.
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ali mnogi od tih
"zabranjenih" ljudi su Afrikanci.
"zabranjenih" ljudi su Afrikanci.
05:17
So on these issues of education
and policy and religion,
and policy and religion,
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Pa po pitanju ovih problema oko
obrazovanja, politike i religije,
obrazovanja, politike i religije,
05:22
a lot of things we presume
about immigrants are incorrect.
about immigrants are incorrect.
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mnoge stvari koje pretpostavimo
o imigrantima su netočne.
o imigrantima su netočne.
05:26
Even if we look at something
like workplace diversity and inclusion,
like workplace diversity and inclusion,
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Čak ako pogledamo raznolikost
i uključenost na poslu,
i uključenost na poslu,
05:31
if I asked you what
gender-ethnicity combination
gender-ethnicity combination
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kad bih vas pitao
o spolno-etničkoj kombinaciji
o spolno-etničkoj kombinaciji
05:34
is least likely to be promoted
to senior managerial positions,
to senior managerial positions,
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koja ima najmanje šanse da bude
promaknuta na viši rukovodeći položaj,
promaknuta na viši rukovodeći položaj,
05:38
who would you think it was?
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što biste pomislili?
05:40
The answer is not Africans this time.
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Ovog puta nisu odgovor Afrikanci.
05:42
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
05:43
And it's not black women or men,
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I nisu crne žene ili muškarci,
05:46
and it's not Latin women or men.
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i nisu Latino žene ili muškarci.
05:48
It's Asian women who are
least likely to be promoted.
least likely to be promoted.
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Azijske žene su te koje imaju
najmanje šanse za promaknućem.
najmanje šanse za promaknućem.
05:53
Capturing these stories and issues
is part of my work
is part of my work
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Hvatanje ovih priča i problema
dio je mog posla
dio je mog posla
05:56
as a digital storyteller
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kao digitalnog pripovjedača,
05:58
that uses tech to make it easier
for people to find these stories.
for people to find these stories.
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koji koristi tehnologiju kako bi
olakšao ljudima da pronađu ove priče.
olakšao ljudima da pronađu ove priče.
06:02
This year, I launched an online gallery
of portraits and firsthand accounts
of portraits and firsthand accounts
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Ove godine lansirao sam online galeriju
portreta i iskaza iz prve ruke
portreta i iskaza iz prve ruke
06:07
for a project called Enodi.
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za projekt naziva Enodi.
06:10
The goal of Enodi is to highlight
first-generation immigrants just like me
first-generation immigrants just like me
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Cilj Enodija je naglasiti
prvu generaciju imigranata poput mene
prvu generaciju imigranata poput mene
06:16
who carry this kinship
for the countries we grew up in,
for the countries we grew up in,
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koja nosi sličnost prema
zemljama u kojima smo odrasli,
zemljama u kojima smo odrasli,
06:21
for the countries of origin
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zemljama našeg podrijetla
06:24
and for this concept called "blackness."
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i konceptu nazvanog "crnina".
06:27
I created this space to be a cyberhome
for many of us who are misunderstood
for many of us who are misunderstood
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Kreirao sam taj prostor da bude cyber-dom
mnogima od nas koji su neshvaćeni
mnogima od nas koji su neshvaćeni
06:32
in our different home countries.
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u svojim različitim domovinama.
06:35
There are millions of Enodis
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Postoje milijuni Enodija
06:37
who use hyphens to connect
their countries of origin
their countries of origin
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koji koriste spojnice da povežu
zemlje svog podrijetla
zemlje svog podrijetla
06:40
with their various homes in the US
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sa svojim različitim domovima u SAD-u
06:43
or Canada or Britain or Germany.
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ili Kanadi, Britaniji, Njemačkoj.
06:47
In fact, many people
you might know are Enodi.
you might know are Enodi.
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Zapravo, mnogi ljudi
koje možda poznajete su Enodiji.
koje možda poznajete su Enodiji.
06:50
Actors Issa Rae and Idris Elba are Enodi.
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Glumci Issa Rae i Idris Elba su Enodiji.
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Colin Powell,
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Colin Powell,
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former Attorney General Eric Holder,
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bivši državni odvjetnik Eric Holder,
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former President of the United
States, Barack Obama,
States, Barack Obama,
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bivši Predsjednik SAD-a, Barack Obama,
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are all the children of African
or Caribbean immigrants.
or Caribbean immigrants.
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svi su oni djeca afričkih ili
karipskih imigranata.
karipskih imigranata.
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But how much do you know about us?
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Ali, koliko znate o nama?
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This complicated navigation
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Ova komplicirana navigacija
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is not just the experience
of first-generation folks.
of first-generation folks.
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nije samo iskustvo naroda prve generacije.
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We're so intertwined
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Toliko smo isprepleteni
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in the lives and culture of people
in North America and Europe,
in North America and Europe,
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u živote i kulture ljudi iz
Sjeverne Amerike i Europe,
Sjeverne Amerike i Europe,
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that you might be surprised
how critical we are
how critical we are
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da biste se iznenadili koliko smo kritični
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to your histories and future.
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prema vašoj povijesti i budućnosti.
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So, engage us in conversation;
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Stoga nas uključite u razgovor;
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discover who immigrants actually are,
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otkrijte tko su, zapravo, imigranti,
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and see us apart from characterizations
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pokušajte nas vidjeti
izvan karakterizacija
izvan karakterizacija
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or limited media narratives
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ili ograničenih medijskih priča
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or even who we might appear to be.
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ili samo prvih dojmova.
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We're walking melting pots of culture,
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Mi smo hodajuća mješavina
različitih kultura,
različitih kultura,
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and if something in that pot
smells new or different to you --
smells new or different to you --
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ako ti nešto u tome
miriše na novo ili drugačije --
miriše na novo ili drugačije --
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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don't turn up your nose.
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ne okreći nos.
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Ask us to share.
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Pitaj nas da to podijelimo.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Michael Rain - Digital storytellerTED Resident Michael Rain communicates ideas through written and visual stories.
Why you should listen
Michael Rain communicates ideas through written and visual stories. He is the creator of ENODI, a digital gallery that chronicles the lives of first-generation Black immigrants of African, Caribbean and Latinx descent, and the co-founder of the emerging tech startup ZNews Africa, a Google, Facebook and Microsoft accelerator member that builds mobile app, email and web products.
Rain's creative and commercial work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NBC News, Upscale Magazine and the Harlem Arts Festival. He has moderated panels and delivered remarks on entrepreneurship and digital media at major events and conferences at the US Department of State, Harvard Business School, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and the NYU Stern School of Business.
Rain earned a BA in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from Columbia University. He is a 2017 TED Resident and a fellow at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He is Ghanaian-American, a lifelong New Yorker and Brooklyn native.
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