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 Yen Yen | Jul 26, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education
The Story of Our Children’s Art Children’s Art: How to keep them motivated? After I write the piece on “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”, several parents contacted me to ask about their children’s art: “How do we keep our...
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...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 22, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Yen Yen
How to get my kid to learn Chinese when my own 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 moh pai” (Western-educated) English teacher...
