Many Americans of Asian descent know the question, "Where are you from?" is a loaded one, a landmine of inquiries asked with a "yeah, but—" attached to them, questioning your childhood, your parents' place of origin and your claims to the place you call home. 

In this prologue to Season 1 of From Here, host Michelle Eigenheer walks you through the way this podcast came to be — from a life in rural Kentucky, to the groundbreaking success of a uniquely American film — and what it will become.