20: 99% Give Up

13/10/2025 4 min Episodio 20

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Episode Synopsis

I'm a heritage learner, but a different type of heritage learner. I didn't speak Chinese growing up. Yesterday I met a mother whose adopted daughter studied Mandarin for 10 years and gave up. When I started this journey, I knew almost all Chinese adoptees give up, maybe 99%. I know there are a lot of barriers to learning Mandarin, and I keep meeting more heritage learners who share their own struggles. It breaks my heart and I want to help however I can.