AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Return Challenges Single Allegiance
- Kamal Alsuleli argues returning undermines narrow views of allegiance and shows people can hold loyalties to multiple places.
- He says loving Canada doesn't require severing cultural ties to one's homeland.
Loss After Expulsion From Aden
- Kamal Alsuleli described being expelled from Aden after his father was labeled a British collaborator and losing family property and home.
- He and his siblings fled and spent years displaced before returning to Yemen decades later.
Umbilical Cord And Spiritual Bond
- Andrew Lam recalled burying his umbilical cord in an earthen jar as a child, tying his identity spiritually to Vietnam.
- He described exile as a spiritual amputation for a land-bound people.