Welcome Language Learners to the Insecurities about Language podcast: The Death of Language and to an exciting topic I am tackling called the Death of Language...within families! In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Shana Inofuentes (Aymara and Ashkenazi), who revels in communication that inspires joy and justice. She is a native speaker of English and Spanish, and is an elementary heritage speaker of Aymara, Quechua, and Hebrew. She is a proud daughter of the Bolivian immigrant community of metro Washington, D.C.—the largest Quechua and the largest Bolivian community in the U.S. An art activist, and communications strategist, she recently founded and serves as President of The Quechua Project using social media activism for Quechua revitalization among her community’s youth. After the passing of her Aymara-speaking grandmother in Bolivia, Shana became acutely aware of Native language loss ramifications. Recognizing the potential for this same loss among friends in her predominantly Quechua community, she sought partners to turn the tide. Shana feels compelled to give back to her community by building a future where youth like her son, Amichai, can thrive without sacrificing their identity, a luxury their ancestors did not have. Make sure to support this podcast by following and leaving a review/ rating wherever you listen to your podcast. You can follow on Instagram at Insecurities about Language and say Hi! You can send me a message if you are interest in being a guest to talk about your language learning journey or the death of language(s) within your family. You can also leave me a voice message by clicking here. I look forward to hearing from ya'll!