Between Two Cultures | Smrithi Ram | TEDxUCincinnati

Like many first generation immigrants, Smrithi Ram grew up with the unique challenge of reconciling her own identity with the different cultures surrounding her. Through her experiences with racism, cultural detachment, and her own identity explorations, Ram shares why it is important for our communities to embrace diversity and cultural variety.

Smrithi Ram is a current senior at the University of Cincinnati studying psychology. She will be sharing her experience growing up as a first generation Indian-American woman and how that has affected her relationship with both cultures she is apart of. The topic she is focusing on is cultural detachment.

Smrithi Ram is a current senior at the University of Cincinnati studying psychology. She will be sharing her experience growing up as a first generation Indian-American woman and how that has affected her relationship with both cultures she is apart of. The topic she is focusing on is cultural detachment.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx