By Tina, 8 Asians
Recently on the Washington Post, Daniel Chen was interviewed about his life and the linguistic barriers that made him and his parents veritable strangers in their own home.
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He’s currently studying Mandarin Chinese at college to try to bridge this gap, but his parents also speak primarily Shanghainese, which is super different from standard Mandarin Chinese (think Spanish vs. Italian).
This immediately reminded me of the 8Asians post I wrote about the Immigrant Linguistic Generation Gap.
Chen’s situation, however, is a lot more serious than mine.
Read the full article by Tina from 8 Asians.
