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What Do We Owe Our Parents? Duty, Dementia, and First-Gen Identity in a Polarized World | Sophia Nguyen Eng
In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with my fellow San Jose native, Sophia Nguyen, for a conversation that’s as personal as it is powerful. We go deep into what it means to truly honor your elders—especially in a culture like the Vietnamese one, where family and generational responsibility are foundational.
Sophia shares the emotional journey of caring for her father as he declines into dementia, and how her upbringing as a first-generation Vietnamese-American shaped her response to that challenge. We talk about the grit of immigrant parents, the wisdom they quietly pass down, and how that…
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