Moving to America, Growing up as Immigrants, Our Struggles & Feeling Alienated
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2024
- What's up Kavari Krew!! Welcome to What My Sis Said Podcast hosted by sister's Nazanin and Yasmin Kavari ♡
In today's episode, the sisters discuss moving to America and their struggles of growing up Iranian in a small town in Ohio.
“What My Sis Said” is a podcast where sisters- Nazanin and Yasmin Kavari, dive deep into the many aspects of womanhood. We share personal stories, discuss relatable topics, and create a sense of sisterhood for the listeners. From navigating career aspirations in social media to embracing self-care rituals, they explore it all! Tune in every Tuesday for laughs, insights, and the comforting feeling of knowing you're never alone on this journey called life. You’ll always have your good sis! 🫶🏼
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You guys should interview your brother !
I agree
Such a good idea!
I agreeee
Yes !
Yesssss
I would love for baba and mama to be special guests on the show and talk about their early experiences and hardships together as a couple.
That would be amazing!!
A must!!
Questions for Mama & Baba:
1. How did they get to Ohio?
2. What made them choose Ohio?
3. How did they find a place?
4. How did they communicate if they didnt know the language?
5. Do they have any regrets?
6. Looking back in retrospect would they choose another location to migrate to?
7. Why the large age gap in kids?
8. What would life have been like if you all stayed in Romania?
The age gap yesss
Love these!
Restaurant business and why didn’t baba choose to stay a dentist
@@starb6683 i feel like that one is obvious….he would have to go to school for 8 years to become a dentist in America as his dental certifications from Romania would not apply in the USA….being that he had a family, he needed income right away, plus he probably couldn’t afford to pay for schooling as well.
Im sure they saw a lack of cuisine in their field of expertise and made a good decision to open a restaurant. Baba seems to love to cook especially Kabobs lol and Mama cooks so effortlessly as well.
They chose well , just sucks they had to work such long hours….man the sacrifice and work ethic blows my mind!
I just feel like they would have done better in another state w/ their restaurant business so im so curious as to why they chose Ohio and even chose to stay put. Maybe they never traveled outside of Ohio to even realize there was more to America? 🤔
Also Naz i think a pop up of Baba’s and Mama’s cooking would be a great idea
So we can all taste and sample. Charge a flat rate for a sample platter plate lol
I love the way you both speak so highly of your parents and genuinely appreciate them
This episode was definitely very touching and emotional for me. I felt so seen. Growing up with immigrants parents was hard, growing up watching the struggle and being in the struggle definitely helped shape who I am today. Out of all of that experience, I am proud to say I am the first Guatemalan women in my family to do alot of things for my generation. Proud of all immigrants people and first generations 💕😭
Honestly Naz and Yass the content is 100x much more enjoyable ever since yall changed the conversations around, more open and going w the flow of the conversations. Loved this listening about how yall grew up and obstacles that yall overcame. 💕
Seeing the love, adoration, and gratitude Yas and Naz have for their parents is so special and heartwarming. This episode is gold ✨🩷
Your brother would be a great guest to have on the podcast! I feel like there’s so many different topics & perspectives he would have.. I am Mexican American born & raised in Toledo Ohio & I just love y’all & your family & your content! I love the podcast! Keep the content coming, you both are so beautiful & so inspiring! Naz you are hilarious you crack me uppp!! & Yaz you are full of wisdom & I just love the both of you! 💗🙏✨
I cried when you said baba cried when you wanted to go to the backyard. I felt that deeply now as a parent because we really do want the best for our kids and sometimes we beat ourselves because we feel we’re falling short somewhere. This episode was everything 🤍
Petition for Baba to have his own podcast!!!
Yassss I love BaBa 😍 I would absolutely love to watch him I think he is super sweet and genuine
Any viewers reading this: Kurdish people are an ethnic indigenous group of people in the Middle East without a state. We do not identify as Iranian/Turkish/Iraqi/Syrian we are KURDISH. Har bijî
Yessss
No Iranian Kurds are proud of their ethnicity unlike Turkish or Iraqi kurds
@@elie345 uneducated swine
ask me where im from and prepare to get a geography lesson 💚❤💛 🤣
Such a relatable episode! My parents migrated here from Laos when they were 18 and opened a restaurant. Now that I think back I can’t even imagine the hardships they encountered and endured. Like y’all my sister and I worked there I was 6 and she was 10. It definitely has shaped me in the best way. I wouldn’t change it! Love y’all!
I grew up in Rhode Island in a really white area, I was the only Latina and there were only two black people in the whole school. Yasmin I completely relate to you gravitating towards other foreign girls, my mom has a heavy accent and my household was always more cultured so I relate to other people way more who grew up the same
Omg I grew up in RI too and most of my school was ppl from Portugal. I literally related to know one. High school was tough
I relate. I grew up in the northeast too. (Tristate area) It was a bit more diverse we had maybe two black people per class lol but it was predominately white, with a black person sprinkled in here or there. Minorities were rare. My sister and I were the only middle eastern people in the whole school and there were hardly any immigrants of Hispanic or Asian descent either.
Born and raised in Ri too and I was the only southeast Asian for many years
It is beautiful to hear how amazing you all speak of your parents! They raised you all in the best way possible and all their hard work shows through you all ❤
I have been really enjoying y’all podcasts these last few weeks. Not gonna lie I would love to see y’all take this podcast to the next level in the future. For example going on tour and having a live podcast with an audience. That would be so iconic! Almost like a live talk show!!!! All of your girls would so come show love.
A what!!?? Not me just finding out my girls are kurdishh!! I always had a connections with you guys and now it makes sense!! All this time!!! For yearss!! And after many many years later me finding it out this way makes me so fulfilled😌 everytime you guys talked your mother language made me wonder why so many of your words were similar to my kurdish (kurmanci). I feel soo dump 🥲 love you guys!! This podcast was amazingg I related to soooo many things! Bless you guys!!! 🩷🩷🩷✨✨✨
As an immigrant from Mexico, I felt the same as Yas. I didn't feel like I had a 'home' in the US or in Mexico especially because we moved around a lot. Now as an adult, my home is where I make it and where my husband and dog are. ♥
Wow I loved this episode 🥺 I literally got teary eyed when you told the story about Baba asking where you wanted to go and you said the back yard. I relate to you guys in this aspect on a spiritual level. My parents also worked so much and I helped take care of my younger sisters. (Also an Ohio girl) - diversity wise it is ROUGH out here. It makes my heart so happy to hear your families story and how incredible everything turned out. In the most respectful way possible - when it comes to the work ethic of immigrants some of y’all could NEVER. Sending you so much love from Ohio 🤍
Yayyy!!😊
I love the openness from Naz at the beginning!
Loved this episode so much ( as always ) this one just hit so different. Thank you both for being so real and vulnerable
As a child of immigrants this was very relatable & heartwarming! You should definitely do a pop up!
What!!!! I’ve been following you guys for yearsssss I had no idea you were Kurdish. That’s so cool. Kurdi girls represent 🤗 however us Kurds aren’t Persian, it’s sad not a lot of people know about the Kurds. That’s why it’s a good thing to let people know you’re Kurdish and not Persian so we can let people know about us.
yea i got confused she said her ethnicity is persian but then kurdish🧐
@@mermaidmotel9174she said Persian Kurdish. That’s correct
@@Saraabeautyxo Persians and Kurds are two different ethnic groups; hence, that is incorrect.
@@Saraabeautyxo so half half? Tnx
I’m from Wapak Ohio and I remember I asked my grandparents to take me to your restaurant and when I saw Baba I was STAR STRUCK 😭😭😭 They didn’t get it. It was around 2015 ❤
Thank you guys so much for sharing your story and experiences. As a first generation child, having immigrant parents who moved here not knowing a lick of anything it’s honestly so crazy to imagine. I can relate to you guys having to grow up so quickly. Having your parents work all day till late at night and getting home from school by yourselves. My parents also owed a restaurant when I was very young and I remember rarely seeing them. All of the sacrifices was all worth it in the end. Love you girls 🫶🏼🩷
Totally agree and relate
Loved this episode so much!! Naz and Yas.. I feel like you'd both benefit from therapy so much (especially a woman Middle Eastern therapist). You've both been through A LOT and have dealt with heavy things as children.. including forms of trauma in different ways. Every Middle Eastern girl who has immigrant parents and then goes to therapy literally feels like their life changes for the absolute best!
I went to your restaurant bc of your vlogs while visiting colombus. Can attest it was amazing!! I told mama i was a fan and she gave me and my mom free tea❤️
Baba is the definition of a great man and father like wow how admirable both your parents are the true definition of great parents and the love they gave and showed you guys especially the work ethic like wow you guys are the testament of it!!! 🥹♥️
As a Persian recently moved to US I understand every word and so proud of y’all😍Keep shining khoshgela♥️
It was so great to hear more about you guys culture and how you both grew up. I never knew baba knew so many languages. That’s amazing.
10:19 I’m 100% Armenian but my parents were born and raised in Iran so I grew up with a lot of Persian culture and food and sometimes feel like I related to Persians more. Even our dialect of Armenian is 1/2 Farsi words lol that’s why I love watching you girls. It makes me feel at home❤️
These stories are really hitting home for me as a child of immigrant parents 🥹😢 I remember my parents especially my dad working sooooo hard, thats why i just wanna be so successful and give back, look at you guys now - your parents are relaxing enjoying their lives and you guys are doing so well 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much for bringing up the hardships of migrating compared to the way media portrays people who move for a better life for their family. The point you raised in being drawn to different cultures, is the fact that you are drawn to people who experience the same struggle and the same internal moral compass.
I related to this episode so much 🤍 my parents and I moved to the US from Colombia when I was 6, also in December of 2000. My parents busted their asses and I always proudly say that I have never felt poor in my life, all thanks to them. I do wish I would’ve had more time with them since they worked so much so now I hope I am able to be a stay at home mom when I have my own kids.
I started working when I was 16 bc I wanted to take care of myself and take some of the weight off of them.
There really is so much sacrifice when you immigrate somewhere. I don’t know how they did it, but I am so grateful that they did.
Wow saying Mama and Baba are hard workers is an understatement. They’re superheros ❤
Loved this, my parents are Afghan and have a very similar story I also moved from the Netherlands when I was 8 years old to England and I completely understand Yasmins feelings about “home”
I was literally just looking for this weeks episode to listen to on my way home from work! ❤
I love your podcast so much!
24:01 I definitely agree and relate to you guys. I was born in Canada and my parents had a pizza restaurant when I was around four years old so I grew up seeing my father works super hard and hustle🥹 I also saw my mom going from a stay at home mom to working at the restaurant as well and barely seeing my parents if anything I would always go to the store after school.
I am an immigrant from Poland, came here at 12 and can relate to you both. Did not grow up in a Polish community. Glad you guys share your experiences as immigrants, it’s not an easy life seeing our parents work so hard
I had a feeling you two were Kurdish! I thought I heard your family speaking Kurdish in the background of one of your vlogs. I am first generation American Kurd and literally resonated a lot to what you two were saying. I was also friends with foreigners in high school as I felt more connected to them.
I’m first generation American but this was so relatable. Truly a heartwarming episode 🤍
Gotta say I’m loving the new season of this podcast!!!! Thank you guys for taking all the suggestions into consideration!!!
Vlogg a trip back Iran, Romania to visit old homes and family!
I have been watching you since Ohio, seeing you growing up and having your own family is crazy.
I’m Kurdish Persian too love ❤
I am Kurdish from Kurdistan🥰
Kurds do it the besttttt👏🏽🫶🏽
I was born in Costa Rica and came to Canada at almost 3 years old, I definitely appreciate my parents for all they gave us. My mom was a stay at home mom until a certain age, then she began working in a factory and tired out her body everyday. My dad worked construction all his life, like many Latino immigrants, until he couldn’t anymore. Even until now, my mom especially is very frugal with spending but I didn’t ask for much as a kid, I just wanted Barbies and toys mainly, I can’t imagine kids who grow up asking for tablets and brand name clothes and stuff. We had one shared oldschool family computer until I eventually got my own laptop.
Now, my bf is Colombian and I’m watching him try to immigrate to Canada and working his butt off.
This was a sweet episode. It would be nice to hear when Yasmín got her green card and stuff like that. You guys should definitely go travelling together too, go to Europe maybe!
This episode was so amazing!! ❤ I teared up a few times. You guys have been through so much and your family is so resilient. Naz, I think therapy would be so useful for you and I’d love for you to give it a shot and share your experience on the podcast one day if you’re comfortable
Loved this episode so much💙 so relatable, since my parents are immigrants too and own a bakery. When you girls speak about baba it’s like you’re talking about my dad, he genuinely loves to work and we almost never used to go on holidays or have family dinners, our home was our bakery and thats it. Love you girls, every episode is a gem❤️
Omg not even half way through and I already love this episode, so insightful to listen as a parent too! I lost my dad at 16 and watching baba in the vlogs just be the best dad and grandpa brings me so much joy! My dad would’ve been the same way🥹 yall are doing the damn thing, even last epi with Mel, such good men!!
I literally forgot what day of the week it was today, and when i opened my app, i got so excited when i saw that theres a new episode today omg! Made my effin day❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'd love to hear Baba speak about his traveling days. I remember Naz said he's been to a lot of countries!!
This was my fave episode thank you!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
I’d loveeee to see your family as guests!! I want to hear all the stories
This is the first time I see Nazanin acknowledging that they are kurdish. As an Iranian i could always tell from their parents apperance and accents that they arent fully persian and I feel like its still important to acknowledge that you are kurdish as well because that is a big part of peoples culture as you said, or knowing arabic whereas most persians dont and in this way other kurdish iranians or kurds can relate to you as well :)
Love these talks about yall’s childhoods!
Y’all should incorporate bloopers at the end like a tv show
Aw loved this episode! I wouldn’t be half the woman I am without my immigrant mother. I am so appreciative of her sacrifices. I was able to retire her and send her places around the world 🤍 it’s the least and not the last I will do.
My favorite girlies!💗 I was waiting on thissss😊💕
This was such a relatable & real episode! Love that you guys are now able to take care of your parents so they can relax, it is truly a blessing to be able to repay them. I hope I can do the same for my parents one day❤.
P.S. Naz these podcasts are showing your sense of humor more and you’re actually so funny! Lol 😂❤ love watching you both!
Oooo amazing episode! So raw and honest. The gratitude you guys have is also so heartwarming. Would love it if you dedicate an episode to hitting puberty in general but also with the added layer of being middle eastern... you guys are so insightful it would be awesome.
These episodes have been absolutely amazing!
Thank you for the consistency !💗
Aww I love to hear about how Baba was the best Dad and built you up 💕ik you mentioned he’s a lot more receptive and open than conservative middle eastern men and you should def bring him on the pod to ask him questions about how he was raised and brought up, If he’s comfortable with that of course!! 🫶🏼
Omg I am not the only one that wants baba on the podcast you girls talk about baba in every video we love baba ❤
Love this episode, wholesome and relatable 🧡✨
Okay, this was a really good episode!
So excited for the new episode 🤍 thank you for uploading
I travelled 6 hours for a concert in Columbus and the highlight of my trip was eating at Baba’s and Mama’s restaurant. I wish I wasn’t as shy as I was and I would have told them we had been day one fans of you both. Mama was actually our server! So sweet!! But if y’all have a pop up shop I might have to fly out for that but that food was wayyyyy too good 👀
All I did was cry watching this, I really could relate to this although I’m not immigrant. My family were very hard working and my family dynamic paid the cost. I will always be greatful to my parents but I do wish one day I can have a family that I prioritise. You girls are amazing , thank you for touching my heart. ❤
This episode hit different….What a journey
Bless you guys man... ik exactly what Naz is tryna say about her Dad.. it's so unfortunate that some people twist things.... u are always respectful...tell your truth girl!
Thank you for sharing and being so vulnerable ❤ as a Latina women with immigrant parents I related so much to this. Hope y’all can do a live show soon, would love to meet y’all 😊
I was listening it through Podcast but I had to watch this episode specifically, please do a part 2 😍
Yessss pls do a pop up shop of the restaurant!
I love this! You both are so real, this is so relatable
Never related to a podcast episode more in my life. This made me so emotional, thank you both for your service to all us Persian Diaspora
I grew up in Nashville which you would think it’s not full of different cultures and ethnic groups Persians stood out to me so much living in the city area. You guys are so beautiful have amazing features skin and it’s so amazing to see how hard-working you guys are. I’ve always looked up to you guys. Persians men and women are absolutely stunning human beings, and I loved living in that environment going to high school with so many different people and you guys definitely stood out ✨✨
As a Romanian immigrant i can relate to this one so much! I can also remember the vlogs at the restaurant and it’s so nostalgic ❤️
Heck yes! Can’t wait for that episode with baba and mom kavari 👍
One of my favorite episodes so far! Had to hear it in 3 parts bc of motherhood 😂 but it’s so sweet how much you both admire and praise baba. He along with your mother definitely molded you two into what you are today and it shows. I know baba sometimes isn’t the best to articulate his words in English but he really needs to come teach these men to be men and good fathers. Also immigrated here when I was 2 years old so I am very ‘American’ but I love my culture. I can’t wait for you to travel more Naz, maybe you’ll feel more in touch with outside cultures that are not the USA.
You guys are so proud of your parents🤍 I love that
I just listened on Apple Podcasts and had to come on here to say that I too watched Kimora Life in the Fab Lane 😭 that was my girl!!! My literal idol. And I totally think you guys should do a pop up!!! So we can try your parents food!
I absolutely loved this episode. On a similar note, perhaps for the next episode or future one in general, you could talk about the elements of what it’s like to socialize & have friends with white Americans & the differences between how you view friendship & social norms, since as you said, y’all mainly connect with other foreign people. (Coming from a first-generation, bilingual Ukrainian-American person, only American-born person in my fam). Cause this is my lifelong never ending STRUGGLE & would love to hear other bicultural women like me speak about it. Love you ladies 🫶
My favorite podcast 🤍
I’m Mexican born in Mexico came to the states at 6 months I felt so lost for so many years but now I appreciate my culture so much more as a parent🇲🇽🫶🏼
THIS IS MY FAV EPISODE GUYS. I was born in Uzbekistan and I speak fluent Russian I also felt more Russianized than Uzbek my parents are Iranian.
I love this episode so much thank you both for sharing your story. It was very touching🤍 mama and baba raised strong independent and beautiful women!!
I hope their parents watch this and see how grateful their kids are 🥹🫶🏾
this episode was very special 🥹 i enjoyed hearing more of the back story, there was even a few moments where i got teary eyed 😭 i look forward for the next ep. 🩷
If you’re Kurdish Iranian, why do you identify as Persian? Persians are different than Kurds? I’m sad that I’ve hear you guys talk about being Persian 100x in your videos but this is the first time I’m hearing you say you’re Kurdish.
Yasmin is stone cold. She use to give princess to me. Now it’s Maleficent. 😂 I realized it in the last video with Mel. Lol I was like poor Mel! I know these strong women in this family are giving him hell! 😭 no shade. I love her still. And I love that she don’t play! 💕💕
I love how similar ur culture is to mine ❤ my parents came as immigrants too and they’re US citizens now and we’re first generation here . He always did the best for us & made his own company . All I want is a man just like my father 😊
How did u not cry during this episode 😭
I loved this episode so much!!
I just love your podcast reminds me of talking with my sisters going down memory lane ❤
I agree that immigrant parents are a different breed. My father was the same way and always did everything. He could fix the car, build things, and always had the energy for anything his kids needed. If he did not know, he would figure it out.
I think it is from not having the means to out source so they are self taught.
Immigrants have a drive like no other. I always say my sisters and I are the same way. We are always doing more and make it work no matter what
Naz, I followed you and Yaz since I was 21.. now I'm 28 and one time I remember you saying "i wish we could pay our hair as money, we grow a lot of it" 😂😂😂😂 i died because of how relatable that was, I'm iraqi and thank god for Laser hair removal now!!!
Do a POP-UP! That's a great idea! everyone would love to meet your parents! ❤
A popup of the restaurant would be so fun to attend!
I could listen to you girls talk all day, especially about this topic! Literally healing the little immigrant girl in me haha