About this episode

Daniel and Jun honor the lives and sacrifices of Daniel's grandmothers while reflecting on personal regrets and family history.

This week, Jun and Daniel sit down for a deeply personal and emotional episode dedicated to honoring the lives, sacrifices, and unconditional love of Daniel’s two halmonis (grandmothers). With his family's impending move back to the US, Daniel shares one of his biggest regrets: failing to formally archive his 102-year-old grandmother’s incredible life story before her memory faded. Daniel recounts the awe-inspiring resilience of his paternal grandmother—who survived Japanese occupation and fl...

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel, Jun

Topics covered

• family
• regret
• cultural heritage
• grandmothers
• personal stories
• resilience

Keywords

• halmonis
• grandmother
• family history
• regret
• resilience
• cultural heritage
• personal stories

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