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Joan Suzuki, the grandmother of reporter Kori Suzuki, who was born and raised in the U.S., but lived in Japan during World War II. Kori Suzuki hide caption

The cast of Los Espookys in a scene from the second season. Pablo Arellano Spataro/HBO hide caption

Left, Emmett Chen-Ran and his mother, Yanfei Ran. Right, siblings Max and Isabella Bloom play together. Courtesy of the Chen-Ran and Bloom families hide caption

Heritage language learners can sometimes feel like a failure for not being fluent before they've even given themselves a chance to try. Finding the right tools, setting realistic goals and acknowledging existing skill can make the process of learning your parents' language more fun and fulfilling. Cha Pornea for NPR hide caption

Host Siobhán McSweeney and contestant Alon Shahar in season four of The Great Pottery Throw Down. Love Productions/HBO Max hide caption

Anti Asian-American hate has been on the rise, but is nothing new to the people who experience it. Hokyoung Kim for NPR hide caption

We try to understand how musical titans with incredibly different sounds and styles, like Celia Cruz and Selena, fit under the same 'Latin music' genre. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption

Kat Chow, author of Seeing Ghosts. Allison Shelley/NPR hide caption

Director Taika Waititi made offbeat films like Hunt for the Wilderpeople before he leveled up to blockbuster director status with Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. Dave J Hogan/Getty Images hide caption

The evolution of a nickname for a certain type of white woman. Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR hide caption

Ashley C. Ford is the author of Somebody's Daughter. Heather Sten/Macmillan hide caption

Seeing Ghosts, a memoir by Kat Chow. Grand Central Publishing hide caption