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Repatriation

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

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 →

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Assimilation-Chinese spelling tests and parental anxiety

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

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 →

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