Ep. 2 - Teaching Across Languages and Cultures — The Multilingual Educator Experience

In this episode, we shift the focus from supporting multilingual students to uplifting the multilingual educators themselves—especially international teaching assistants (ITAs). Host Jared Kubokawa and special guest Joanne Cheng explore the challenges, assets, and institutional responsibilities surrounding multilingual and multicultural instructors in higher education. With real talk about accent bias, cultural expectations, and systems of support, this episode affirms that clarity, care, and inclusion—not "nativeness"—make great teaching. Whether you're an ITA, a faculty mentor, or a colleague, this conversation offers practical insight and powerful encouragement for multilingual educators and their support networks.