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Repatriation

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Expat Bostonians

I have two articles over at Sassy Mama Singapore, most likely my last two which saddens me. Another link to Singapore severed. The first is a roundtable discussion with three other moms about repatriation and whether we’d go abroad again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Back to the US, Culture Shock, Identity, Published!, repatriation, reverse culture shock, Writing | Tagged cultural differences, culture shock, education, expat bostonians, repatriation, reverse culture shock, Sassy Mama Singapore, schools, Singapore schools versus American schools, Singapore to the US | Comments Off

Assimilation-Chinese spelling tests and parental anxiety

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Expat Bostonians

I’ve written twice before about the experience of parenting children who are studying Mandarin while not being able to speak, read (in either characters or pinyin) or write (in either characters or pinyin) the language. The parent who doesn’t speak … Continue reading →

Posted in Assimilation, Education, Singapore | Tagged anxiety, education, expat blog, expat bostonians, learning mandarin, mandarin spelling tests, mandaring, school, Singapore, studying, studying for mandarin spelling test | Comments Off

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Repatriation

Assimilation-Chinese spelling tests and parental anxiety

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