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Do you know what a heritage language is? Maybe you have one! A heritage language is one which is passed down or inherited from your family. This book contains fun learning strategies and ways to connect with your ancestral language. When you do, it offers a world of connection to your own history and to sharing something special with people all over the world!
Core themes in this book:
Belonging, Confidence, Exploration, Family
Meet A Kids Co., a new kind of media company with a collection of beautifully designed books that kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups.
About the author
Anita K. Sachariah (she/her) is a "word nerd" and lover of languages. A daughter of South Indian immigrants, married to an immigrant, and Amma to 2 kids, she's raising a multilingual and multicultural family near Washington, DC. Anita is the founder of BhashaKids, which exists to connect the South Asian diaspora with their heritage languages.Anita K. Sachariah (she/her) is the founder of BhashaKids, which exists to connect the South Asian diaspora with their heritage languages. A mom and educator, Anita started BK after feeling frustrated by the lack of quality language products to help her own kids. So, she set out to create them herself. Her work includes creating and curating bilingual and inclusive language learning materials for kids, coaching parents, language teachers, and schools, as well as promoting bilingual books and South Asian kidlit. Raised in the USA by South Indian parents, Anita speaks English, French, and some Spanish. She is now (re)learning Malayalam, her heritage language, as well as Tamil, her husband's language. You can hear Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Spanish (along with English) spoken in her multicultural home.
