Embrace Bilingual Parenting: Overcome Anxiety and Celebrate Successes

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Embrace Bilingual Parenting: Overcome Anxiety and Celebrate Successes

I had the pleasure of joining the Grand Multi-literacy event hosted by Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori at Library4Multilinguals, where I was given the opportunity to share my insights alongside a stellar lineup of distinguished bilingual/multilingual researchers, educators, and experts. This program not only illuminated the world of bilinguals/ Multilinguals but also brought together voices that echoed passion, expertise, and a deep-rooted commitment to fostering linguistic diversity. Building on the illuminating experiences from the event, one of the standout moments

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Hungry Ghost Festival • Chinese Ghost Festival • Ghost Month

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Hungry Ghost Festival | Chinese Ghost Festival | Chinese Ghost Month | MissPandaChinese.com

What is The Ghost Month? The first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of Ghost Month in Chinese culture.  It usually falls between August and September on the Gregorian Calendar. Here are the dates for the Ghost Month and the Ghost Festival starting this year. 2023 – August 16 to September 14. The Ghost Festival is on August 30. 2024 – August 4 to September 9. The Ghost Festival falls on

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Daily Summer Reading Challenge | Keep Mandarin Active

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Daily Summer Reading Challenge Chinese Reading | MissPandaChinese.com

Daily Summer Reading Challenge to keep Mandarin active is here! As the kids enjoy the summer vacation in the Northern Hemisphere there are a lot of fun activities going on. Have your child joined the summer reading program in the public libraries yet? To keep Chinese active, I want to invite you to join the Daily Summer Reading Challenge for Chinese! For Chinese reading, I have set up a booklist for you that includes word books, picture

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From Babbling to Brilliance: Language Development in Bilingual Babies

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baby babbling and language development | MissPandaChinese.com

Baby babbling and language development Parents hold the key to unlocking the incredible potential within our little ones. When you read, talk, and sing every day with your child from birth, you are laying the foundation for their language development. You are also setting the stage for their growing curiosity and love of learning. Here we’ll explore the joyful world of baby babbling and how the little ones begin their language exploration in more than one language.

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Celebrating Mandarin Chinese with Tilly, the Baby Tortoise in Netflix’s Word Party

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NETFLIX WORD PARTY MANDARIN CHINESE | Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett | MissPandaChinese.com

I like to take a moment to share a journey that holds a special place in my heart – one that involves my work in language instruction and program design. Three years ago, I had the pleasure of working on the top-rated Netflix show WORD PARTY as the show’s Chinese Language and Culture Consultant. When I started working with the team in Los Angelos a few years ago, the show was already making waves for its remarkable

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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Top 30+ Chinese and Multicultural Learning Resources for Kids

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May marks the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. It’s a time when we recognize the rich cultures and significant contributions of the AAPI community. As part of this celebration, our spotlight is on the Chinese language and culture as well as multicultural learning. If you’re a parent or educator looking for “AAPI Heritage Month Chinese Learning Resources,” you’ve landed on the right page. You will also enjoy these top AAPI Heritage Month-related

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Introduce the Qing Ming Festival to Kids – Celebrating Chinese Culture

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Qing Ming Jie - Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day | MissPandaChinese.com

Qing Ming Festival for Kids   Qing Ming Jie is the Qing Ming Festival. In Chinese, it is Qīng Míng Jié 清明節|清明节. It is also widely known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in the Chinese community. This day always falls on the third lunar month, and on the western calendar, it is celebrated on April 5. For world cultural exploration, you can compare the similarities and differences between the following world festivals: Qing Ming Jie 清明節 | 清明节 (Qing

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Introducing Little Bun: A Bilingual Storybook Exploring Feelings

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Introducing Little Bun A Bilingual Storybook Exploring Feelings | MissPandaChinese.com

2024 Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner   The package came, and my new book, Little Bun A Bilingual Storybook About Feelings finally arrived! Writing With A Partner This time I have a co-author. This writing partner also did the illustrations. The making of this picture book is a story in itself. At one point I was not sure if this was possible.   What Is Little Bun? The idea of Little Bun originated from a popular and

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Cookie & Milk: A Scientifically Stunt-tastic Sisterhood Book Review • Multicultural Children’s Book Day

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Cookie and Milk book review by Miss Panda and Books | MissPandaChinese.com

  This book review is part of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day program and Miss Panda Chinese is delighted to be a part of the MCBD community and join fellow authors, publishers, organizations, and fans of diverse children’s books to share good reads that expand the world and minds of children. Note: Thank you to Cardinal Rule Press for providing a copy to review. All opinions are my own.    COOKIE & MILK: A SCIENTIFICALLY STUNT-TASTIC SISTERHOOD 

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Two Bicycles in Beijing Book Review • Multicultural Children’s Book Day

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Two Bicycles In Beijing book review by MissPandaChinese.com

Two Bicycles in Beijing Book Review – Multicultural Children’s Book Day #ReadYourWorld This post contains affiliate links that have no cost to you if you make a qualified purchase.   This book review is part of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day program and Miss Panda Chinese is delighted to be a part of the MCBD community and join fellow authors, publishers, organizations, and fans of diverse children’s books to share good reads that expand the world and

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