Stories from 96
Stories from 96 is focused on the life of Tolu Obalade Tolu is an immigrant who has lived in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Nicaragua and is currently residing in the United States. Each episode focuses on a different experience ranging from growing up in an African home to dealing with racism in higher education in the U.S. https://www.instagram.com/storiesfrom96/
Episodes
Tolu reflects on why he believes that certain aspects of Nigerian culture should change over time.
Tolu talks about his experience with DEI initiatives and why the rollback of these programs is setting people back.
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Tolu talks created a list of all the anime that he watched over the past 15 years. The link is below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kUAYduzO86TPQMs0NzZC0ayEAGbhJerVXGU8uBhZb88/edit?usp=sharing
Tolu talks about why he refuses to settle for less than what he deserves.
25 Facts about Tolu
- I am a huge Arsenal fan
- I’m in the top 1% of gamers on PS4
- I love Anime. I’m in an Anime club
- I’ve lived in 4 countries
- I’ve visited 9 countries excluding Nigeria
- I’m the last born in my family
- My brother and sister live in the U.K. and my parents live in Nigeria
- I’m moved 3 times in 3 years
- I’m 6 ft 2 inches
- I wanted to be an inventor when I was younger
- If I could have a superpower it’s telepathy and telekinesi...
Stories from 96 Instagram page is live.
https://www.instagram.com/storiesfrom96/
In 2017, Tolu gave a TED Talk at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland titled "What Does it Mean to Be An Immigrant?" This TED talk focuses on Tolu's background as an Immigrant as he tries to debunk common misconceptions and myths about the immigrant experience in the U.S. Below is the link;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FDRw3GZaU&list=LL&index=14&t=100s&ab_channel=ToluOb...
Tolu had the opportunity to speak to Dayo Adeniyi who is a first-year MPP student at the University of Maryland. He is the host of the Seesaw podcast. We had a discussion about immigration and SARS. Below is the link to his website and Instagram;
https://pod.link/1481022366/episode/YWRlZGF5b2FkZW5peWkucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vYjY0ZTNkMjAtYWI3OS0zNjVhLTkyZTktNjhjOWUyNWJhNWY4
https://www.instagram.com/theseesawpodcast/?hl=en
Tolu talks about his struggles with perfectionism in multiple areas of his life.
Tolu talks about setting goals for the new year.
Tolu talks about his challenges managing finances as an adult.
Tolu talks about his experience dealing with an unexpected event that occurred in April.
Tolu talks about his struggles with depression and anxiety.
Tolu talks about moments in his life that he failed and how that changed his perspective on life. Tolu also talks about comparison and why people should not compare themselves to others. The links to the Africalypso podcast episode on unpaid internships is located below:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VshHkII2Jo6q5KRMa1DEQ?si=mPHTW2DYRiaG05tUBgH3LQ
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-africalypso-podcast/id143426092...
Tolu continues the conversation about unpaid internships with the Afrocalypso podcast.
https://soundcloud.com/the-africalypso-podcast/episode-14-unpaid-internships
https://www.instagram.com/africalypsopod/
Tolu talks about his unpaid internship experiences at a Non-profit, Congress and the Maryland General Assembly. Tolu also talks about the benefits of participating in an unpaid internship and how it led to his current job as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst.
Tolu talk about his experience being Nigerian at a Predominantly White Institution.
Tolu shares how he coped with the pressure in his life being a first-generation immigrant in the US and also being the last born in a successful family.
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