Eldest Immigrant Daughters

By: Leading in Colour
  • Summary

  • Janet, Rose-Ingrid and Serisha are three Eldest Immigrant Daughters from Nigerian, Haitian and South African families. The dynamics of being an Eldest Immigrant Daughter show up in a myriad of ways. Together, they’ve formed a community to explore these impacts by unpacking expectations and exploring personal desires, while healing from their traumas. Follow along as they navigate their 30’s in what is currently Canada, from careers to relationships, and everything in between. Find us on Instagram and TikTok: @eldestimmigrantdaughters
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Episodes
  • There's No Place Like Home
    Jan 17 2025

    Want tips for financing your first home purchase? JK...not in this economy! This week, join the Eldest Immigrant Daughters as they talk through where they feel most at home. We explore the complexities of housing insecurity, what it's like to be distanced from our ancestral homelands, and the responsibilities that come with claiming stolen Indigenous lands as our current 'homes' for children of the diasporas.


    • ​Follow Us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠
    • ​Connect with the Hosts: Janet, ⁠Rose-Ingrid⁠, & ⁠Serisha⁠


    Eldest Immigrant Daughters’ is a podcast from Leading in Colour, a community organization dedicated to supporting racialized leaders in building advocacy skills in anti-racism, decolonization, anti-imperialism, and unlearning internalized oppressions.

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    55 mins
  • Great (Familial) Expectations
    Jan 10 2025

    This week, join the Eldest Immigrant Daughters as we wade through the murky waters of familial relationships. We're reflecting on the weight of our parental and cultural expectations while trying to find the balance between supporting our loved ones, and caring for ourselves.


    • ​Follow Us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠TikTok⁠
    • ​Connect with the Hosts: Janet, ⁠Rose-Ingrid⁠, & ⁠Serisha⁠


    Eldest Immigrant Daughters’ is a podcast from Leading in Colour, a community organization dedicated to supporting racialized leaders in building advocacy skills in anti-racism, decolonization, anti-imperialism, and unlearning internalized oppressions.

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    56 mins
  • Meet the Eldest Immigrant Daughters
    Jan 3 2025

    Calling all Eldest Immigrant Daughters; have you ever felt like your life wasn’t your own? Are you too busy making decisions for your family, rather than yourself? Feeling exhausted by the expectations, the responsibilities, the stress, and the generational trauma? SO ARE WE! Welcome to ‘Eldest Immigrant Daughters’ a podcast and community for the First Borns who were forced to raise children they didn’t birth, manage their households, and play translator, therapist, financial advisor, and more for their parents.


    In this first episode, get to know our hosts, Janet, Rose-Ingrid and Serisha, three Eldest Immigrant Daughters from Nigerian, Haitian and South African families, respectively. They’re setting the stage by sharing the stories of how they first met, their experiences as ‘parentified’ siblings which have bonded them since their paths initially crossed, and how they’ve been supporting each other ever since.


    • ​Follow Us on Instagram and TikTok
    • ​Connect with the Hosts: Janet, Rose-Ingrid, & Serisha


    Eldest Immigrant Daughters’ is a podcast from Leading in Colour, a community organization dedicated to supporting racialized leaders in building advocacy skills in anti-racism, decolonization, anti-imperialism, and unlearning internalized oppressions.

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    40 mins

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