# Special Episode: Born American, But in the Wrong Place

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Podcast: [The American Idea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-american-idea-3723802)
Published: 2025-12-24T12:28:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/amideapodcast/2399848
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## Resource

What does it mean to be American? How does one become an American? Join us for this special episode as Peter Schramm, past Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center and Professor of Political Science, discusses his family's flight from Communist Hungary, move to California, and growing up in his adopted home, learning the answers to those questions and, in his career, teaching native-born Americans about their homeland and the legacy they had been gifted by past generations. In this season of reflection and the impending start of a new year, take some time to consider what being American means for you, and how you fit into our great story as we approach our 250th birthday. Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea Homepage: https://ashbrook.org/the-american-idea-podcast/

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