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“Inheriting,” a new narrative podcast from LAist Studios, dropped its trailer today before the show premieres May 23. The show peels back the layers on Asian American and Pacific Islander families, their stories and histories. The podcast is produced by LAist Studios and distributed by the NPR Network.
New show details: "Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, where the past is personal. Season 1 traces the journey of seven individuals who each have a question about their history, so they turn to their families and interview their own relatives. Each episode explores how their most personal, private moments have been a part of history and how those events ripple through generations.
In the first season, we dive deep with families across the diaspora, from Cambodia, Guam, Japan, India, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. You’ll hear deeply emotional conversations, between parents and children, spouses and siblings and grandparents. Hosted by NPR’s Emily Kwong, Inheriting seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.
Why it matters: Asian Americans are the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in the U.S. — up 72% between 2000 and 2019. AAPIs are also the fastest growing ethnic group in California, about 16% of the state's population. Yet, what you think you know about AAPI history isn’t always the full story. "Inheriting" is forging new conversations with families and recording those transformations. The show explores universal themes of family, history, culture, identity, mental health and hidden truths that are deeply relatable.
How can I listen? Here is the trailer:
New episodes will premiere every Thursday starting May 23.
Listeners can subscribe to “Inheriting” on the NPR app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever podcasts are available.
