It wasn't until Lisa Phu had her own child that she started unlocking her mother's history. In her new 5-part series called <a href="https://www.beforemepodcast.com/">Before Me</a>, Lisa asks her mother, Lan, the questions she should have asked years ago. Lisa tells us what she learned in getting to know Lan in this way. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

It wasn't until Lisa Phu had her own child that she started unlocking her mother's history. In her new 5-part series called Before Me, Lisa asks her mother, Lan, the questions she should have asked years ago. Lisa tells us what she learned in getting to know Lan in this way. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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Unlocking family history in 'Before Me'

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