Portuguese Chinese (中文字幕) | Our Story of Identity & Belonging | Evolve Podcast

🌍 What does it mean to grow up between two cultures: Portugal 🇵🇹 and China 🇨🇳?
Cristiana and Rita share their story of being second-generation Portuguese-Chinese, balancing two cultures, and navigating identity, language, and belonging.

From forgetting Portuguese in China to feeling they're “not Chinese enough” in China, to thriving in London’s multicultural world — this episode explores the reality of being a third culture kid (TCK 第三文化孩子).

We dive into:

🌏 Growing up Portuguese Chinese and switching between 3 languages

🏫 Cultural shock: moving between Portugal, China, USA & UK

🍜 Food, family, and traditions (Lunar New Year 春节, bacalhau, hotpot)

💼 Work ethic vs. work-life balance — immigrant parents’ sacrifices

💬 Breaking stereotypes about China (科技, 安全, modern life)

🌐 Identity struggles: “Where is home if not Portugal, not China?”

👉 If you’ve ever felt caught between cultures, this story will resonate.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Trailer
0:13 Introduction
1:02 Cristiana & Rita's origins
1:43 Growing up between Portugal & China
2:16 Learning Mandarin in China
3:47 School in China & Portugal
5:16 Strict Asian upbringing?
6:38 Teenage years in Portugal & the US
7:58 Building a Chinese identity
8:59 Diversity in Portugal
10:04 Life in America
11:21 Resenting your own culture?
12:56 Portuguese culture
13:39 Moving to the UK
15:29 Belonging & identity
18:06 Experiences in China
19:10 Prejudice to China & beyond
23:08 Advantages of trilingualism
26:10 Reactions to Asians speaking Portuguese
27:06 Experiences with Brazilians
28:39 Portuguese vs Gallego
31:10 Switching languages with each other
34:09 Foods at home
35:41 Chinese festivals at home
37:26 Immigrant mentality
38:56 Galician migrants
40:45 Time in family restaurants
42:03 Outro

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