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This episode introduces The Caribbean Diaspora Experience Model™ (CDEM). The model offers a guide for understanding how Caribbean cultural identity forms, evolves, and expresses itself in diaspora communities. Based on real-life experiences and stories shared through ten years of podcasting, this model validates the diverse ways people connect to their Caribbean heritage outside the region.

The 6 Lenses of CDEM

1. Where You Start Shapes the Journey 
2. Where You Live + What You Seek = How You Connect 
3. Cultural Anchors Keep Us Rooted 
4. Your Identity Will Shift—That’s the Point 
5. Cultural Identity Influences How We Show Up at Work 
6. You’re Not Either/Or—You’re Both/And 

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