Jinane Itani: Slang and Cultural Expressions
/| Approx. time | Expression | Explanation |
| 3:40 | fearful time | a time of being afraid |
| 4:18 | travel agency | company that makes travel arrangements for customers |
| 6:25 | the Seventies | the decade from 1970 to 1979 |
| 8:20 | E.S.L. | English as a Second Language = language classes for immigrants and refugees |
| 8:45 | adult foster care | care for elderly adults and adults with disabilities who cannot live alone safely |
| 9:14 | in our pocket | in our possession |
| 9:18 | green card | a permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the United States |
| 9:40 | Social Security number | a numbered card that identifies to the government that someone may work and pay taxes in the U.S. |
| 10:00 | Gulf War | the 1990-1991 war fought by the United States and 33 coalition countries in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; with military code names of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, it was also known as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Kuwait War, First Iraq War |
| 10:58 | take their cues | learn how to behave by observing |
| 12:25 | Nano’s Care | http://bit.ly/1wgkLYU |
| 14:10 | citizens of the world | people with a global mindset, rather than one single national identity |
| 15:30 | volunteer commitment | participation (without pay) in an organization which benefits the wider community |
| 15:39 | Community Relations Commission | http://bit.ly/1tlGZX5 |
| 16:03 | anti-discrimination | working against unfair treatment of others |
| 16:12 | LGBT case | a discrimination complaint brought to the Commission by a person from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community |
