Self Evident Presents: "Exploring Ancestral Grief" (by Grief, Collected)

Self Evident: Asian America's Stories

America! The land of opportunity! And also, for so many, the ambiguous loss of immigration and uprooting a life and a history comes with a complex web of emotions. In this episode of Grief, Collected by The Mash-Up Americans, hosts Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer speak with trauma therapist and educator Linda Thai — about ancestral grief, and how unmetabolized grief, particularly in "Mash-Up" families, is passed down through generations. We dive into how important understanding historical context is for grief and healing, and ask: What happens to a family structure if we don’t grieve?

Full episode transcript available on the Grief, Collected website.

Episode Credits

• Grief, Collected is a production of The Mash-Up Americans
• Executive produced by Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer
• Senior editor and producer is Sara Pellegrini
• Development Producer is Dupe Oyebolu
• Production manager Shelby Sandlin
• Original music composed by The Brothers Tang
• Sound design support by Pedro Rafael Rosado
• Website design by Rebecca Parks Fernandez
• Grief, Collected was supported in part by a grant from The Pop Culture Collaborative