Heritage By Design

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 heritagebydesignpodcast@gmail.com! :)

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. Is passing down our heritage an option or an obl...

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 stories that celebrate and empower young heritage speak...

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 our willingness to speak our heritage languages, and...

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.