Christine Wang understands that growing up with a sibling with I/DD can shape not only your childhood, but the person you become.

In this episode of Mountain Climbers, Christine reflects on her relationship with her younger brother Didi, who was born with Down Syndrome, and what it meant to grow up beside him in a Chinese-American household navigating disability, cultural expectations, and family responsibility. While Christine has spent decades supporting young people as an educator and social emotional learning leader, many of her earliest lessons about empathy, resilience, and advocacy began within her own family.

As the conversation unfolds, Christine shares memories of childhood, the unspoken dynamics siblings often absorb, and the emotional complexity of balancing protectiveness, independence, frustration, pride, and love. She s ...