Does Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month mean much to first-generation Asian immigrants who immigrated to the U.S. as adults? We explore the concept of the Asian-American identity with Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression course collaborator Crystal Hsia, a first-generation Taiwanese-American and Mandarin teacher who moved to the U.S. 10 years ago for grad school. How does she feel about Asian or Asian-American representation in media when it's not Asians from her own ethnic group? In this episode, you'll learn vocab like 亞太裔美國人傳統月 / 亚太裔美国人传统月 / yǎ tài yì měi guó rén chuán tǒng yuè ("AAPI Heritage Month"), 社群 / shè qún ("community"), 層面 / 层面 / céng miàn ("layers"/"dimensions"), and more. If you haven't already, try a free lesson from our new course Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression, lock in early bird pricing for huge savings, and review the full syllabus at https://www.realyoumandarin.com - if you purchase the course, you can also unlock a steep discount for the podcast transcript membership when you add it on at checkout.To learn more about the Podcast Transcript Membership, unlock full episode transcripts that feature Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English, and highlighted vocab, and download the first episode's transcript for free, head over to https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.com

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