Trouver sa voix (Speaking Out) - Revisited
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Trouver sa voix (Speaking Out) - Revisited

B2Upper-intermediateApril 4, 202327 min

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re revisiting a story by Linh Lan Dao, who decided to pursue a career in journalism after encountering anti-Asian racism. Stick around until the end to hear what Linh Lan’s been up to since this episode first aired. A transcript of this episode is available at http://bit.ly/3ZEze25.

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As a child, she was quiet and tried to keep a low profile

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Bonjour dear listeners. In many countries around the world, March is Women's History Month. To mark the occasion, the Duolingo French podcast is revisiting some of our favorite stories from women trailblazers across the francophone world. Today we'll hear an episode from September 2020 featuring a bold journalist from Paris. Her name is Lin Lan Dao. Lin Lan

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grew up in France in a family of Vietnamese immigrants. As a child, she was quiet and tried to keep a low profile even when she encountered anti-Asian racism. But things changed after she became a journalist.

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Keep listening to find out how. And stay tuned at the end of the episode for an update from Lin Lan. Also, a quick note before we begin,

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