AWW July fireside: The importance of language with Real You Mandarin
Join us for a fireside chat with Angela Lin, founder of Real You Mandarin, as she shares her journey from corporate America to digital nomadism, and how that shift led her to create a language-learning company rooted in identity and authenticity. We'll explore the pivotal role Mandarin has played in helping her connect more deeply with her Taiwanese-American roots, and why she believes language is a powerful tool for self-expression. From launching a podcast to building a business, Angela reflects on the lessons, losses, and gains of nomadic life and what’s next for Real You Mandarin.
Angela Lin is the Founder of Real You Mandarin, a company dedicated to helping American-born Mandarin speakers and other advanced Mandarin learners express their true selves when they speak Mandarin. After years of being addicted to racking up achievements along the corporate ladder, Angela left that all behind when she found her first taste of meaning creating the podcast, But Where Are You Really From? Now into her fifth year exploring her Taiwanese-American identity through the podcast and having spent several years as a digital nomad across Asia, Angela has delved deep into the different parts of her identity, unpacking how language and culture fit into that puzzle. She brings that exploration into the type of content she creates for Real You Mandarin to enable others like her to find their voice when they speak Mandarin. Angela will soon close the book on her nomadic life to reside permanently in Japan with her husband and corgi.
Website: https://www.realyoumandarin.com
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