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Nov 2024
38m 41s

Act IV: I Belong Here

The Historian's Table
About this episode
We sometimes ignore parts of our past that we are ashamed of, but if we are being honest with ourselves and with history, we have to face and acknowledge these things. In this episode, Diego and Julian look to their childhoods in Nashville, and Diego tells the story of Catarina de San Juan - a holy woman whose story the Spanish Empire censored and tried to e ... Show More
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Epilogue
History is murky. It is full of contradictions and complications, and it is important to accept this reality. In the season finale, we head to Missoula, Montana, where Diego, Julian, and Charles meet up to talk about life, history, and being honest with ourselves. Learn more abou ... Show More
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Act III: Just Human
Honest history requires humanizing the people involved. Diego and Julian travel to Nashville to visit William, Diego's dad, so we can get to know Diego better by learning about this man that had such a big impact on him. As we contextualize Diego's origins, Diego details the 1603 ... Show More
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Act II: Culturally Adrift
The identities we seek are not always the identities find. In Diego's travels to China, Thailand, and Spain in search of a sense of belonging, he finds community in unexpected places. These experiences influenced Diego's research as he considered how the first Asians in the Ameri ... Show More
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