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The Return from drudgery:
Article from the WaPo on the efforts of migrant workers to come home for the holiday and to stay alive while sending what they can home to keep the home fires going at all. Money quote: "Living in the city is about making money. But sooner or later everyone has to come back."
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For further background on the recent Chinese discussion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangmen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_ChineseI know I think learning Chinese is good, but:
BBC: An increasing number of families in the United States is looking to employ Chinese nannies - not so much for their child-rearing abilities, but more for their language skills. Parents always want to give their children a good head start in life to prepare them for the future. It seems that families in the United States with a lot of ( Read more... )
