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Share Well before Tom and I left for Hong Kong, I’d played up our trip to our kids by promising something all kids love to hear: presents! Since I’ve been reading my kids books about Hong Kong since just after their birth, they were well-versed in the types of gifts found in the Fragrant Harbor. I [...] Share When I was a new mother of a baby boy 14 years ago, I vowed to raise him to treat women as equals. And years later when I had a baby girl I promised myself I’d teach her to feel good about herself no matter what. On the streets of San Francisco with Jake, [...] Share It’s spring break here in our Chicago suburb and suddenly I have three kids home all day. Yesterday we walked into town for brunch. Today we bought, ate, and read about dumplings. At the library this morning, I was thrilled to find Grace Lin’s new MG novel, Dumpling Days (Little, Brown, 2012). So I grabbed [...] Share Guess what arrived this week? When my husband Tom and I booked tickets to Hong Kong for next month, we took advantage of Cathay Pacific’s special Year of the Dragon fare, which included a free stuffed dragon. Pretty true to the ad, right? My two youngest kids were delighted to open the package [...] Share I’ve posted before about my disappointment with our public schools for failing to bring Mandarin classes into the schools. It’s been a sore spot with countless parents and me, but I’ve tried to stay positive and find other opportunities for my kids to learn Mandarin. Or at least be exposed to it. Number one son, [...] |
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