Introducing 'Inheriting'

Inheriting explores the historical and emotional legacy of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) diaspora by connecting private family moments to major historical events. The narrative moves beyond factual timelines to examine "emotional genealogy," uncovering how experiences like Japanese American incarceration, the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, and the colonization of Guam shape family trajectories across generations. By facilitating first-time conversations between family members—such as a daughter questioning her mother’s silence regarding their torched gas station during the LA riots—the series highlights the difficulty of discussing past trauma. These personal stories from Cambodia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and beyond serve to fill gaps in traditional history, allowing families to transform their understanding of the past to move forward together.