#CookingBackToOurRoots - Twitter Hashtag

Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 2 years ago

Though #CookingBackToOurRoots Season 2 is still unfolding, the momentum thus far is heartwarming. #Diversity #Inclusion #Leadership #Gratitude - 📺 The 4 CB2OR online episodes have attracted 𝟱𝟴,𝟬𝟵𝟵 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 - 🎥The YouTube Shorts have captured another 𝟮𝟳,𝟵𝟲𝟭 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 🎙️ Podcast listens have hit 𝟳,𝟰𝟴𝟲 in just under 7 weeks Go to https://t.co/eBgGYyTIpU to watch the online episode or listen to the podcast episodes. 🌱 𝗔 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 '𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀' 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 🎬 As we approach the end of January, I find myself in a reflective mood, looking back on an incredible year with 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮. Exactly a year ago, I put forward a proposal for a series that would weave an authentic tale about the African Diaspora in the Netherlands, hoping to foster empathy, healing, and connection. Being the host of this insightful show came with its own challenges, notably when an ankle injury a few months in shook my confidence to its core. I feared that my "magic" was gone. Yet, retrospectively, I see that was merely a hurdle, not an endpoint. Despite being an ambivert - which might make interviewing guest speakers seem effortless - there were times I was drawn into the guest speakers' narratives that my role as a host/moderator momentarily slipped away from me. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, touching on deep-seated needs: - "𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯." - "𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦." - "𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯." - "𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨." - "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦." - "𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦." I contacted many individuals within the African Diaspora here in the Netherlands. While not all could participate, I am immensely grateful to each guest speaker who shared their truth in our safe space. This journey wouldn't be as meaningful without my son, Orlando, who contributed to this season and inspires me every day. My partner's support has been a constant source of strength throughout this project. I am also deeply appreciative of the professionals who believed in the vision and of Gemeente Amsterdam for providing funding for the project. Stay tuned Season 2 will be ending in February. Your engagement and support mean the world.

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. Though #CookingBackToOurRoots Season 2 is still unfolding, the momentum thus far is heartwarming. #Diversity #Inclusion #Leadership #Gratitude

- 📺 The 4 CB2OR online episodes have attracted 𝟱𝟴,𝟬𝟵𝟵 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲
- 🎥The YouTube Shorts have captured another 𝟮𝟳,𝟵𝟲𝟭 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀
- 🎙️ Podcast listens have hit 𝟳,𝟰𝟴𝟲 in just under 7 weeks Go to https://t.co/eBgGYyTIpU to watch the online episode or listen to the podcast episodes.

🌱 𝗔 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 '𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀' 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮 🎬

As we approach the end of January, I find myself in a reflective mood, looking back on an incredible year with 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮.

Exactly a year ago, I put forward a proposal for a series that would weave an authentic tale about the African Diaspora in the Netherlands, hoping to foster empathy, healing, and connection.

Being the host of this insightful show came with its own challenges, notably when an ankle injury a few months in shook my confidence to its core. I feared that my "magic" was gone. Yet, retrospectively, I see that was merely a hurdle, not an endpoint.

Despite being an ambivert - which might make interviewing guest speakers seem effortless - there were times I was drawn into the guest speakers' narratives that my role as a host/moderator momentarily slipped away from me.

The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, touching on deep-seated needs:
- "𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯."
- "𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦."
- "𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯."
- "𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨."
- "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦."
- "𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦."

I contacted many individuals within the African Diaspora here in the Netherlands. While not all could participate, I am immensely grateful to each guest speaker who shared their truth in our safe space.

This journey wouldn't be as meaningful without my son, Orlando, who contributed to this season and inspires me every day. My partner's support has been a constant source of strength throughout this project. I am also deeply appreciative of the professionals who believed in the vision and of Gemeente Amsterdam for providing funding for the project.

Stay tuned Season 2 will be ending in February. Your engagement and support mean the world.

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

almost 3 years ago

Hello everyone! I'm Vivian Acquah, the host of the online show "Cooking Back to Our Roots". For more information, please visit https://t.co/S3XGaPoTyb. Join me on this journey. #diversity #equity #inclusion #cookingbacktoourroots #cb2or #leadership #AfricanDiaspora

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. Hello everyone! I'm Vivian Acquah, the host of the online show "Cooking Back to Our Roots". For more information, please visit https://t.co/S3XGaPoTyb. Join me on this journey. #diversity #equity #inclusion #cookingbacktoourroots #cb2or #leadership #AfricanDiaspora https://t.co/MnGLHtlE68

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @raquelhodge @vivalavivenl @stkbdb #STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Spreker #gezondheid #Rolmodel #bestediabetesidee

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. #CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @raquelhodge @vivalavivenl @stkbdb
#STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Spreker #gezondheid #Rolmodel #bestediabetesidee https://t.co/rguUvesTXz

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @charleneaustin1 @vivalavivenl @stkbdb #STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Spreker #gezondheid #Rolmodel #bestediabetesidee

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. #CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @charleneaustin1 @vivalavivenl @stkbdb
#STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Spreker #gezondheid #Rolmodel #bestediabetesidee https://t.co/YfQZ8IOXRF

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @minchenumaduro @vivalavivenl @stkbdb #STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Spreker #Speaker #Rolmodel

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. #CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @minchenumaduro @vivalavivenl @stkbdb

#STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Spreker #Speaker #Rolmodel https://t.co/bXBZwnjTL3

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @jettymathurin @vivalavivenl @stkbdb #STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Spreker #Speaker #Rolmodel

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. #CookingBackToOurRoots deze week te zien op @saltoamsterdam #Salto1 #Salto2 met @jettymathurin @vivalavivenl @stkbdb

#STKBDB #Diabetes #CB2OR #KnowBetterDoBetter #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Spreker #Speaker #Rolmodel https://t.co/up75fEUJKN

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots with @jettymathurin Sun Nov19, 2017 5 PM CET FB Live (https://t.co/9ElAdubScY ) 🎤 @nanafofie #Diabetes #CB2OR #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #quikgopro #Spreker #Speaker @vivalavivenl @stkbdb @gopro #diversity

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

#CookingBackToOurRoots with @jettymathurin will air on Sat Nov 18, 6 PM @RTV7 + Sun Nov19, 2017 5 PM FB Live (https://t.co/9ElAdubScY ) #Diabetes #CB2OR #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Speaker #NoNonsenseHealthTalk @vivalavivenl @stkbdb

VivalaViveNL's tweet photo. #CookingBackToOurRoots with @jettymathurin will air on Sat Nov 18, 6 PM @RTV7 + Sun Nov19, 2017 5 PM FB Live (https://t.co/9ElAdubScY ) #Diabetes #CB2OR #BesteDiabetesidee #NutritionAdvocate #Rolemodel #Speaker #NoNonsenseHealthTalk @vivalavivenl @stkbdb https://t.co/sa75snZNbX

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Vivian Acquah CDE® Certified Diversity Executive @VivalaViveNL

over 8 years ago

"Een westers dieet plak je NIET op mensen met een niet-Westerse achtergrond" #geweldigequote #diabetes #CookingBackToOurRoots @ @ Bedankt @JannekeVIDM. Ik waardeer het enorm❤ https://t.co/Cxsd3RoiQ8

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