by Woo Yen Yen | Sep 10, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
5 Lessons I Learned From Being Last in Class I was getting increasingly nervous – they were talking about which camera to use to produce a newer or older effect; the different steps of post-production; conversion from different frame rates; what lights to use, etc....
by Woo Yen Yen | Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, Education, Yen Yen
Thinking About Afghanistan I went to Afghanistan twice in 2004, not long after the US invasion, on a UNICEF-backed consulting project to help rebuild the Afghan education system. I’ve been trying my best not to think of what’s happening now in Afghanistan because I...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 25, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Home, Parenting
child development early childhood education Kids Drawing Is Making Something Out of Nothing My daughter loves to draw. (Her nickname is Yakuza Baby—or YB for short– because she was born while my husband and I were watching a Japanese gangster film. It’s...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 24, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Yen Yen
When 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 back in...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 23, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, 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. Experience the Target Language as Dynamic and Creative Eventually a few fortuitous things happened...
