Cantonese Diaspora

In today’s episode, Dorothy from Dallas, Texas, shared her polar-opposite experience growing up in Dallas, Texas and attending college in Mississippi. As Dorothy proudly shared her parents’ pen-pal encounter, her unique experience to perform abroad in Asia as a teenager, and how these experiences shape her cultural identity in a miniscule Chinese American community. Language

In today’s episode, Wennie, one of Inspirlang’s earliest Cantonese instructors, discusses her unique experience that shapes her passion and dedicate to advocate for and implement positive change in the community. In additional to Cantonese, Wennie is also fluent in Taishanese, with influences from her beloved grandfather. Listen along as Wennie discusses her line of work, the i

In today’s episode, Brittany, from her YouTube channel “Cantonese with Brittany,” discusses how she and Jade met, the type of content she posts, the understandable nature of “Chinglish,” how she progressed in Cantonese with her husband, her methods of learning Cantonese, and more! Listen along to Brittany’s experiences and perspectives about Cantonese, and the journey s

In today’s episode, Jack, from his DIU (Daily Issues Uncovered) Podcast, discusses his drive to learn Chinese despite living oversea. Similar to many of you, Jack's learning journey includes attending language exchange, traveling to Taiwan to teach and learn Chinese, and learning about the culture and traditions of Chinese people. Listen along to Jack’s stories and experiences

In today’s episode, Arielle from Switzerland shares her travels to many countries for work and education, along with the languages she’s learned from her stays. Listen along as Arielle discusses the invaluable experience of different cultures, views and their customs. Learn more about Arielle’s story here: https://bit.ly/3khMt72 Check out our available Zoom classes: http://i

In today’s episode, Kyle from “What Kind of Asian are You” podcast shares his secret of learning and advancing his Cantonese growing up in Canada, and how his travel and teaching experiences in different parts of Asia influenced his outlook in Chinese culture today. Listen along to Kyle’s story. Check out our available Zoom classes: http://inspirlang.com/zoom Get our digit

In today’s episode, Raymond shares his experience growing up in a Japanese Hong-Kongese family. His unique experience has eventually brought him back to Japan, where he continues to explore his unbreakable connection between Hong Kong and Japan. Check out our available Zoom classes: http://inspirlang.com/zoom Get our digital/paperback book at https://inspirlang.com/lovecanto �

In today’s episode, James explores his family history and explains to Jade how blind marriages were conducted using horoscope in the old days. Listen along to learn from James. Check out our available Zoom classes: http://inspirlang.com/zoom Get our digital/paperback book at https://inspirlang.com/lovecanto 🏮 Connect with me Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/inspirlang Facebo

In today’s episode, Jade learns about the story behind Adrien’s Cantonese and life journey. After fleeing from the Cambodian genocide in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Vietnam, and later to France, Adrien’s family finally settled down in Paris. Although both of Adrien’s parents were born in Vietnam, Adrien held on to his cultural identity through speaking fluent Cantonese and als

In today’s episode, Jade and Martina discussed their multiple experiences of visiting China and witnessing its gentrification. Martina also offered some of her hands-on learning tips to practice Chinese wherever she is. Tag us @inspirlang to let us know your experience studying Chinese in the oversea communities. Check out our available Zoom classes: http://inspirlang.com/zoom G