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1.4: Farewell to the mother tongue

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Nahum is a Singaporean of Chinese descent who's learned Korean to a professional level rather than Mandarin and his family's Chinese dialect.

How should we feel about learning a language that's not the one we've inherited from our parents and grandparents? And how much do we really lose without this 'mother tongue'?

Sneak peek of this episode:

  • Navigating the motivations for learning one language over another
  • Responsibility (?) and value of knowing Mandarin as an ethnic Chinese in the workplace
  • Significance of Mandarin as it differs across geographies

  • Requirements to identify as a Chinese person

    Also featuring inputs from:

  • Brian, a Chinese-American in Singapore learning Mandarin to do business in Asia

  • Clare, a Singaporean Chinese who uses Mandarin extensively in the workplace
    • ...more
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    Almost HomeBy Kevin Yi
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