NPR Short Wave host and reporter Emily Kwong is a third generation Chinese American, but she's never spoken her family's language. Until now. At age 30, she's trying to learn the language for the first time, and unpacking why she never learned it in the first place. This story is part of NPR's Where We Come From series, featuring stories from immigrant communities of color across generations, in honor of Immigrant Heritage Month. • See more from this project at https://www.npr.org/wherewecomefrom ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR