StoryCorps Shorts: Lola's Work

About the Episode

After years of work in the Philippines, Crescenciana Tan came to the U.S. to help raise her grandchildren, who called her Lola. Using StoryCorps Connect, her grandson, Kenneth Tan, told his mother Olivia about the greatest lesson Lola taught him.

Aired: 05/05/21 | Expires: 09/30/28 | Runtime: 2m 57s

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