by Woo Yen Yen | Dec 28, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Dim Sum Warriors, Education, Imagination, Language, Yen Yen
In a previous post, I had talked about how hard it was for me to find suitable Chinese teaching and learning solutions for my daughter when we were living in New York. (See: How do I teach my kids Chinese at home? – Part 1 | Dim Sum Warriors) Experience the Target...
by Woo Yen Yen | Dec 28, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Dim Sum Warriors, Education, Imagination, Language, Yen Yen
AmericanWhen we were living in New York, I found myself looking for Chinese-learning materials for my daughter (nicknamed ‘YB’, short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, because she was born while we were watching a Japanese gangster movie). Every time I was...
by Woo Yen Yen | Dec 1, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Yen Yen
by Woo Yen Yen Why is it important to cross invisible language barriers? Why is it important to learn a “minority” language or a dialect? My daughter YB (short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, the nickname we gave her because she was born while Colin and I were watching...
by Woo Yen Yen | Nov 10, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Dim Sum Warriors, Education, Events, Yen Yen
“I TORE UP MY CHINESE BOOK!” or “How to teach Chinese to my own kid when my Chinese is so bad?” by Woo Yen Yen An English teacher’s journey towards getting her daughter to learn Chinese. In this four-part series, former New York-based professor and “ang...
by Woo Yen Yen | Nov 10, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Dim Sum Warriors, Education, Events, Yen Yen
“I TORE UP MY CHINESE BOOK!” or “How to Teach Chinese to Kids”- Part 2 by Woo Yen Yen An English teacher’s journey towards getting her daughter to learn Chinese. In this four-part series, former New York-based professor and “ang moh pai”...
by Bayu | Nov 10, 2020 | Bilingual, Blog, Dim Sum Warriors, Education, Events, Yen Yen
“I TORE UP MY CHINESE BOOK!” by Woo Yen Yen An English teacher’s journey towards getting her daughter to learn Chinese. In this four-part series, former New York-based professor and “ang moh pai” (Western-Educated) English teacher Dr. Woo Yen Yen went from...
