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Michael Rain: What it's like to be the child of immigrants
Majkl Rejn (Michael Rain): Kako je to biti dete imigranata
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Majkl Rejn je u misiji pričanja priča prve generacije imigranata, koji imaju jake veze i sa zemljom u kojoj su odrasli i sa njihovom zemljom porekla. U ličnom govoru, on analizira pogrešne kategorizacije i ograničene priče imigranata i deli priče svetova kojima oni pripadaju. "Mi smo kotlovi za pretapanje kulture," kaže Rejn. "Ako nešto u tim kotlovima miriše na novo ili vama drugačije, ne podižite nos. Zamolite nas da podelimo sa vama."
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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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Sećam se jednog jutra
kad sam bio treći razred,
kad sam bio treći razred,
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
sa ganjanskim glavnim jelom "Fufu".
sa ganjanskim glavnim jelom "Fufu".
00:20
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:22
Fufu is this white ball of starch
made of cassava,
made of cassava,
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Fufu je bela ukrućena lopta,
napravljena od tapioke,
napravljena od tapioke,
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 sevira se uz blagu supu,
koja je tamno narandžaste boje,
koja je tamno narandžaste boje,
00:31
and contains chicken and/or beef.
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i sadrži piletinu i/ili govedinu.
00:33
It's a savory, flavorful dish
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Pikantna je, jelo sa puno ukusa,
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 majka mislila
da će me držati toplim po hladnom danu.
da će me držati toplim po hladnom danu.
00:39
When I got to lunch
and I opened my thermos,
and I opened my thermos,
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Kada sam otišao da ručam,
i kad sam otvorio termos,
i kad sam otvorio termos,
00:42
releasing these new smells into the air,
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ispuštajući ove nove mirise u vazduh,
00:45
my friends did not react favorably.
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moji prijatelji nisu pogodno reagovali.
00:47
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:49
"What's that?" one of them asked.
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"Šta 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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(Smeh)
00:55
"Ew, that smells funny.
What's a fufu?" they asked.
What's a fufu?" they asked.
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"Fuj, to čudno miriše.
Šta je fufu?", pitali su.
Šta je fufu?", pitali su.
00:59
Their reaction made me lose my appetite.
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Zbog njihove reakcije sam izgubio 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 mamu da me
više ne šalje sa fufuom.
više ne šalje sa fufuom.
01:06
I asked her to make me sandwiches
or chicken noodle soup
or chicken noodle soup
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Tražio sam da mi napravi sendviče
ili pileću supu
ili pileću supu
01:10
or any of the other foods
that my friends were eating.
that my friends were eating.
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ili bilo koju drugu hranu
koju su moji prijatelji jeli.
koju su moji prijatelji jeli.
01:12
And this is one of the first times
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Ovo je bio 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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kada sam počeo da primećujem
razlike između toga
razlike između toga
šta je jedinstveno za moju porodicu,
a šta je bilo uobičajeno za sve ostale.
a šta je bilo uobičajeno za sve ostale.
01:20
and what was common for everyone else,
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01:22
what was Ghanaian and what was African
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Šta je bilo ganjanski, šta afrički,
a šta američki.
a šta američki.
01:26
and what was American.
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01:28
I'm a first-generation American.
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Ja sam prva generacija Amerikanaca.
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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U stvari, moj otac, Gabrijel,
je došao u Ameriku skoro pre 50 godina.
je došao u Ameriku skoro pre 50 godina.
Stigao je u Njujork iz grada Kumasi
01:37
He arrived in New York
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01:39
from a city called Kumasi
in a northern region of Ghana,
in a northern region of Ghana,
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u severnom delu Gane, u zapadnoj Africi.
01:42
in West Africa.
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01:44
He came for school, earning
his bachelor's degree in accounting
his bachelor's degree in accounting
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Došao je zbog škole,
stekavši diplomu iz računovodstva
stekavši diplomu iz računovodstva
i na kraju je postao računovođa.
01:47
and eventually became an accountant.
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Moja majka, Džordžina,
mu se pridružila kasnije.
mu se pridružila kasnije.
01:50
My mother, Georgina,
joined him years later.
joined him years later.
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01:53
She had a love of fashion
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Imala je ljubav prema modi
01:55
and worked in a sewing factory
in lower Manhattan,
in lower Manhattan,
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i radila je u fabrici za šivenje
na donjem Menhetnu,
na donjem Menhetnu,
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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dok nije uštedela dovoljno
da otvori svoju radnju ženske odeće.
da otvori svoju radnju ženske odeće.
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 Gancem.
02:09
And there's millions of people
around the world
around the world
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Postoje milioni ljudi širom sveta
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 Jamajčani-Kanađani ili
Koreanci-Amerkanci ili Negerijci-Britanci.
Koreanci-Amerkanci ili Negerijci-Britanci.
02:22
But what makes our stories
and experiences different
and experiences different
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Ali ono što čini naše
priče i iskustva drugačijim
priče i iskustva drugačijim
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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je to što smo mi rođeni i odgajani
u zemlji drugačijoj od naših roditelja.
u zemlji drugačijoj od naših roditelja.
i ovo može da prouzrokuje
da budemo neshvaćeni
da budemo neshvaćeni
02:30
and this can cause us to be misunderstood
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02:33
when being viewed through a narrow lens.
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kada smo gledani kroz uske objektive.
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 Njujorku,
koji je kuća najvećem delu imigranata
koji je kuća najvećem delu imigranata
02:41
anywhere in the United States.
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bilo gde u Americi.
02:43
And you would think growing up
in a place like New York,
in a place like New York,
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Mislili biste da, odrastanjem
na mestu kao što je Njujork
na mestu kao što je Njujork
02:46
it would be easy for a first-generation
person to find their place.
person to find their place.
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bilo bi lako za osobu
prve generacije da nađe svoje mesto.
prve generacije da nađe svoje mesto.
02:50
But all throughout my childhood,
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Ali kroz celo detinjstvo
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 shvatanje
su formirali moje shvatanje
02:56
of the different worlds I belonged to.
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različitih svetova kojima sam pripadao.
Kad sam bio u petom razredu,
jedan učenik me je pitao
jedan učenik me je pitao
02:59
When I was in the fifth grade,
a student asked me
a student asked me
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03:02
if my family was refugees.
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da li su moji izbeglice.
03:05
I didn't know what that word meant.
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Nisam znao šta ta reč 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 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 izbeglice ljudi
iz Afrike koji su došli u Ameriku
iz Afrike koji su došli u Ameriku
03:14
to escape death, starvation and disease.
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da bi izbegli smrt, gladovanje i bolest.
03:17
So I asked my parents,
and they laughed a bit,
and they laughed a bit,
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Pitao sam roditelje i smejali su se malo,
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 bilo smešno
nego zato što je to generalizacija.
nego zato što je to generalizacija.
03:24
And they assured me that they had
enough to eat in Ghana
enough to eat in Ghana
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Uverili su me da su imali
dovoljno da jedu u Gani,
dovoljno da jedu u Gani,
03:27
and came to the US willingly.
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i da su svojevoljno došli u Ameriku.
03:29
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:31
These questions became
more complex as I got older.
more complex as I got older.
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Ova pitanja su postala
komplikovanija kako sam odrastao.
komplikovanija kako sam odrastao.
03:34
Junior high school was the first time
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Osnovna škola je bio prvi put
03:36
I went to school with a large number
of black American students,
of black American students,
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da sam išao u školu sa velikim
brojem crnih Američkih učenika.
brojem 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 nisu mogli da shvate
zašto sam zvučao drugačije od njih
zašto sam zvučao drugačije od njih
03:44
or why my parents seemed
different than theirs.
different than theirs.
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ili zašto su moji roditelji izgledali
drugačije od njihovih.
drugačije od njihovih.
03:48
"Are you even black?" a student asked.
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"Jesi li ti uopšte crnac?",
jedan učenik me je pitao.
jedan učenik me je pitao.
03:51
I mean, I thought I was black.
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Mislio sam da jesam.
03:53
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:54
I thought my skin complexion settled that.
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Mislio sam da je moj ten to rešio.
03:57
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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 za to i on je bio zbunjen
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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zbog značaja toga
kada je došao u Ameriku.
kada je došao u Ameriku.
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,
kada je bio u Gani, svi su bili crni,
kada je bio u Gani, svi su bili crni,
04:10
so he never thought about it.
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tako da nikad nije razmišljao o tome.
04:12
But in the US, it's a thing.
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Ali u Americi se o tome priča.
04:14
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:16
But he would say, "But you're African.
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Ali bi rekao: "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 naglasio bi ovo,
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 jedino smatrali
na kontinentu jedino 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 kompleksni kulturni problemi
04:32
are not just the inquiries of children.
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nisu samo pitanja mladih.
04:35
Adults don't know who immigrants are.
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Odrasli ne znaju ko su imigranti.
04:38
If we look at current trends,
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Ako pogledamo sadašnje trendove,
04:40
if I asked you: What's the fastest-growing
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da sam vas pitao: koja je najbrže rastuća
04:42
immigrant demographic
in the United States,
in the United States,
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imigrantska demografija u Americi,
04:45
who would you think it was?
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za koju mislite da bi bila?
04:47
Nine out of 10 people
tell me it's Latinos,
tell me it's Latinos,
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9 od 10 ljudi mi kažu Latinoamerikanci,
04:49
but it's actually African immigrants.
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ali su zapravo Afrički imigranti.
04:52
How about in academics?
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Šta mislite za akademike?
04:54
What's the most educated
immigrant demographic?
immigrant demographic?
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Koja je najobrazovanija
imigrantska demografija?
imigrantska demografija?
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 misli da su to Azijati,
ali su zapravo afrički imigranti.
ali su zapravo afrički imigranti.
05:02
Even in matters of policy,
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Čak i u političkim pitanjia
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did you know that three
out of the eight countries
out of the eight countries
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da li ste znali da 3 od 8 zemalja
u takozvanim "zabranjenim zemljama"
05:06
in the so-called "travel ban"
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are African countries?
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su 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 misli da oni označeni
Muslimani žive samo na Bliskom istoku,
Muslimani žive samo na Bliskom istoku,
ali mnogo onih
kojima je zabranjeno su Afrikanci.
kojima je zabranjeno su Afrikanci.
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but a lot of those
banned people are Africans.
banned people are Africans.
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05:17
So on these issues of education
and policy and religion,
and policy and religion,
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O problemima edukacije
politike i religije,
politike i religije,
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a lot of things we presume
about immigrants are incorrect.
about immigrants are incorrect.
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dosta stvari koje mi pretpostavljamo
o imigrantima su netačne.
o imigrantima su netačne.
Čak i ako pogledamo raznolikost
na radnom mestu i uključivanje,
na radnom mestu i uključivanje,
05:26
Even if we look at something
like workplace diversity and inclusion,
like workplace diversity and inclusion,
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da vas pitam koji rodno-etnički spoj
05:31
if I asked you what
gender-ethnicity combination
gender-ethnicity combination
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je manje verovatan da bude unapređen
na višu menadžersku poziciju,
na višu menadžersku poziciju,
05:34
is least likely to be promoted
to senior managerial positions,
to senior managerial positions,
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koji biste mislili da je u pitanju?
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who would you think it was?
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Odogovor nije Afrikanci ovog puta.
05:40
The answer is not Africans this time.
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05:42
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:43
And it's not black women or men,
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I nisu crne žene ili muškarci,
i nisu latino žene ni muškarci.
05:46
and it's not Latin women or men.
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Azijatkinje su te koje imaju najmanje
šansi da budu unapređene.
šansi da budu unapređene.
05:48
It's Asian women who are
least likely to be promoted.
least likely to be promoted.
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Sakupljanje ovih priča i problema je
05:53
Capturing these stories and issues
is part of my work
is part of my work
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deo mog posla kao digitalnog pripovedača
05:56
as a digital storyteller
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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 da
olakša ljudima nalaženje ovih priča.
olakša ljudima nalaženje ovih priča.
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 sam pokrenuo
online galeriju portreta
online galeriju portreta
i neposredne naloge za projekat "Enodi".
06:07
for a project called Enodi.
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Cilj "Enodija" je da istakne
prvu generaciju imigranata kao što sam ja
prvu generaciju imigranata kao što sam ja
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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koji nose ovo srodstvo
za zemlje u kojima smo odrasli,
za zemlje u kojima smo odrasli,
06:16
who carry this kinship
for the countries we grew up in,
for the countries we grew up in,
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za zemlje porekla,
06:21
for the countries of origin
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i za ovaj koncept "crnila".
06:24
and for this concept called "blackness."
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Napravio sam ovo mesto da bude
sajberkuća za nas koji su neshvaćeni
sajberkuća za nas koji su neshvaćeni
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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06:32
in our different home countries.
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u različitim domovinama.
06:35
There are millions of Enodis
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Ima na milione Enodija
06:37
who use hyphens to connect
their countries of origin
their countries of origin
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koji koriste crtice
da povežu zemlje porekla
da povežu zemlje porekla
sa različitim domovima u Americi
06:40
with their various homes in the US
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ili Kanadi ili Britaniji ili Nemačkoj.
06:43
or Canada or Britain or Germany.
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06:47
In fact, many people
you might know are Enodi.
you might know are Enodi.
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U stvari, mnogi ljudi
koje vi znate su Enodi.
koje vi znate su Enodi.
Glumci Isa Rej i Idris Elba su Enodi.
06:50
Actors Issa Rae and Idris Elba are Enodi.
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Kolin Pauel,
06:53
Colin Powell,
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06:55
former Attorney General Eric Holder,
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nekadašnji državni tužilac Erik Holder,
06:57
former President of the United
States, Barack Obama,
States, Barack Obama,
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nekadašnji predsednik Amerike,
Barak Obama,
Barak Obama,
su svi deca afričkih
ili karipskih imigranata.
ili karipskih imigranata.
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are all the children of African
or Caribbean immigrants.
or Caribbean immigrants.
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Ali koliko znate o nama?
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But how much do you know about us?
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This complicated navigation
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Ova komplikovana navigacija
nije samo iskustvo ljudi prve generacije.
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is not just the experience
of first-generation folks.
of first-generation folks.
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Mi smo toliko isprepletani
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We're so intertwined
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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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sa životima i kulturom ljudi
u Severnoj Americi i Evropi,
u Severnoj Americi i Evropi,
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that you might be surprised
how critical we are
how critical we are
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da biste bili iznenađeni
koliko smo mi presudni
koliko smo mi presudni
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to your histories and future.
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za vaše istorije i budućnost.
Tako da, uključite nas u razgovor.
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So, engage us in conversation;
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discover who immigrants actually are,
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Otkrijte ko su zapravo imigranti
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and see us apart from characterizations
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i vidite nas odvojeno od karakterizcija
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or limited media narratives
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ili ograničenih medijskih interpretacija
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or even who we might appear to be.
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pa čak i od toga za koga se činimo da smo.
Mi smo kotlovi pretapanja kulture,
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We're walking melting pots of culture,
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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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i ako vam nešto u tom kotlu
miriše na novo ili drugačije,
miriše na novo ili drugačije,
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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don't turn up your nose.
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ne podižite nos.
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Ask us to share.
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Zamolite nas da podelimo.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
(Aplauz)
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(Applause)
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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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