Connecting With My Father, and My Heritage, in Mandarin ^4.8%

KQED - By Anna Zou - 6/19/2026, 4:00 PM

Anecdotal 8.3% - Availability Heuristic 6.7% - Negativity Bias 6.5%

A few times a week, I FaceTime my dad to check in. He’s in Boston; I’m in Berkeley. Lately, I’ve been trying to speak to him in his native language, Mandarin Chinese. “Wǎn shàng hǎo,” I say. Good evening. more