Join us for an episode on the hybrid experiences we live during the holiday season as heritage speakers between cultures. Happy holiday season!

In this episode, we chat with Dennis Georgatos, a heritage speaker of Greek, about his journey reconnecting with his roots. From his early experiences as a child of immigrants to his decision to take Greek classes in retirement, Dennis reflects on how his relationship with his heritage has evolved over the decades. Whether you’ve been thinking abou…

In this episode, we chat with Yilin Zhang about her experiences navigating her cultural identity as a Chinese American woman, her political advocacy, and her involvement in organizations that uplift Asian American voices. Tune in to learn more about her work at the Chinese American Museum, her efforts to support the Asian American community in DC, …

Join us for the third episode in our "Returning to the heritage country" series to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Juan Manuel Menjívar talks about returning to a changed El Salvador after so many years and with his own family now. He touches on post-war progress, language schooling for the new generation, and coping with parents returning to th…

Join us with Professor Linda Lemus as she shares her experiences and tips for mentoring and supporting heritage speakers both in- and outside the classroom.

Meagan, Jade, and Gaby talk about their experiences interpreting and translating for their parents and grandparents and the pride and pressure that comes with this language brokering. Have you had a similar experience? Drop a comment and subscribe for more!

Pablo talks about his queer identity as a Cantonese-Hoisanese heritage speaker in Canada. He brings together his many identities and touches on religion, language, and family. Join us for this special episode to celebrate pride month!

Join us for a chat with our first European guest, Ivan Rašić, whose family fled from Yugoslavia to Austria in the 1990s during civil war. In today's episode, Ivan walks through some historical background of Yugoslavia's language context, as well as his personal experience growing up in Austria as a heritage speaker of Serbo-Croatian, a language tha…

Join us for a chat with Tram Nguyen, founder and co-executive director of New Virginia Majority, as she shares how her Vietnamese-American background led her to a career in advocacy and community leadership. Find out how her refugee background and heritage perspective on major life and world events helped her find her voice. This episode is sure to…

Join Gaby, Meagan, and Jade as they discuss their paths from speaking heritage languages to teaching them to others. What does one have to study in order to do that? Have they always wanted to teach language? Listen and find out!

Join us for a chat with Haʻalilio Solomon to honor and celebrate Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi - Hawaiian Language Month! From the history of revitalization and maintenance efforts, ways towards allyship, and grassroots efforts and organizations in Hawaiʻi, Haʻa shares his own background and gives us a little peek at how aloha can change the world. Don't m…

Join us for the second episode in our "Returning to the heritage country" series! Raymond Pai tells us about his travels back to Indonesia - language, food, family, and lots of nostalgia - and his new motivations to return again soon. :) With a nod to our Cantonese-speaking listeners, too!

In this episode, Alejandra Gutierrez joins us to cover the "no sabo" trend that has hit social media. She talks about the issues that "no sabo," or similar terms like "juk sing" in Chinese, have on heritage communities and how we're claiming the term as our own.

Join us this episode as we hear from Paula Gobbi, a diplomat's daughter and Argentine heritage speaker of Spanish. Paula shares how she has experienced her heritage language and culture in the different countries and the adaptability and resilience she has developed as a result of her global citizenship.…

Join Meagan, Jade, and Gaby as they talk about their experiences with returning to their heritage countries. From honeymoon phases and excitement to the challenges and frustrations that come up along the way, they cover the many feelings and curiosities of heritage country travels.

In this episode, Meagan and Gaby chat about their graduate and professional experiences as heritage speakers in language studies programs. They touch on the challenges they have learned to cope through, how they found their voice and confidence, and the support systems that have carried them through into their careers. Reach out to us at heritageby…

Join us in this episode, where we chat with Rachel Lo, a Chinese-American baker based in LA. Rachel has found different cultural flavors, textures, and both ambivalence and victory by adding elements of her heritage to her recipes. A first in her family, Rachel shares her experience learning how to make Zongzi from her grandma, or Popo in Cantonese…

What's in a label? Can a group exist and grow without one? In this episode, Gaby, Jade, and Meagan talk about the heritage speaker label, including the complications and benefits that having a label can create socially, professionally, and academically.

Join us this episode, where we chat with Amanda, a heritage speaker of Polish and mother to a Polish-Greek heritage baby! She shares her experiences with her Polish community, how she managed to pick up her husband's heritage Greek, and tips for raising a multilingual child. Thanks for listening! :)

Join us this episode for AAPI Heritage Month as we hear from Jenny Liao, author and heritage speaker of Cantonese, as she shares her experiences learning to embrace her heritage through writing and food. From tips for budding authors to her favorite Cantonese treats, come see how Jenny has turned the emotions around her bilingual reality into stori…

In this episode, we chat with our first guest Asif Majid to learn about his background growing up in a family enriched with cultural and language identities from around East Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Listen along as we discuss and learn about the influence of Asif's work on Islam and theatre performance, how the weight of shame impacts ou…

In this episode, we chat with our co-host Meagan about her path to discovering her heritage identity and her experiences learning Spanish. Come listen as we talk about the grandparent influence on heritage languages, the weight of being bilingual in certain spaces, racial passing, multilingualism in public schools, and more!…

In this episode, we chat with one of our hosts, Jade, about her childhood moves from China to Michigan to New York City and her experiences learning English and holding onto her home languages. Come hear about the path she took to teaching Taishanese and Cantonese, and check out her new book Learn to Speak Taishanese I!…

In this episode, we chat with one of our hosts, Gaby, about her Mexican-American, bilingual experiences. Identity, language, family dynamics - we talk about it all!

In this episode, Gaby, Jade, and Meagan explore the heritage speaker community, their own identities as heritage speakers, and the joys and struggles that come with being a heritage speaker.