'Where We Come From': Emily Kwong's Story : Short Wave

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Where are you really from? It's a question immigrants of color — and their descendants — get asked over and over. But the answer is often complex, and not just about a place on a map.

In a new video and audio series called Where We Come From, immigrants of color across generations tell their stories conversation with family members, friends, and experts.

This episode features Short Wave host Emily Kwong. She's a third generation Chinese American, but she's never spoken her family's heritage language.

Now, at age 30, she's trying to learn Mandarin Chinese for the first time, and unpacking why she never learned it in the first place.