Cutting Our Grandmothers' Saris
Priya Chandrasekaran - Brooklyn, New York
As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, December 31, 2010 Following her grandmother’s death, Priya Chandrasekaran wondered what to do with the colorful silk saris she inherited. In deciding to make a quilt from them, Chandrasekaran believes she found a way to both honor her grandmother and create something new.
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Teaching a Bad Dog New Tricks
David Buetow - Chicago, Illinois
As heard on NPR’s Weekend Edition, September 16, 2007
Mother TongueKim O'Connell - Arlington, Virginia
As heard on the This I Believe podcast, May 18, 2015 Kim O'Connell's mother is Vietnamese, and her father is American. But since she was born and raised in the U.S., her mother insisted that her daughter be "Americanized" and only speak English. Now, Ms. O'Connell believes that learning her mother's native tongue can help her connect to the other half of her heritage.
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