This is an interesting article on growing up as a Chinese American and the advantages and challenges regarding teaching Mandarin to second and third generation.
The Language Barrier by by Mayka Mei
A six-year old’s sad, puppy dog eyes can break your heart, but I really wish my mother put her foot down and made me “learn the language.” As it is, Mandarin is as foreign a thing to me as the use ofwhitening powders. …
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