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EPISODE · Jun 23, 2026 · 13 MIN

[Sneak Peek] Should Our Kids Go To Chinese School?

from Healing the Tigress · host Healing the Tigress Podcast

[This is a sneak peek version, but you can SUBSCRIBE TODAY for the full episode #9 at healingthetigress.buzzsprout.com!]As children of immigrants, Peggy and Jasmine both grew up speaking Chinese in their households and attending Chinese School on the weekends. In this episode, we share about our personal experiences learning Chinese and how/why the end results may have differed in our later years despite both of us attending the same length of schooling. We also talk about how our experiences may be shaping our journey to teaching our children the language now and some of the mental toll it has taken.This episode explores our personal desires to try to preserve our mother tongue but also the grief of letting some things go in the bicultural world our children are growing up in. We share what we have tried with our school-aged kids to teach them Chinese, as well as the things we don't want to sacrifice or compromise on. Jasmine has pivoted many times (and is doing so again)!A good companion episode to go with this one is Episode 38: Permission to Break Generational Cycles with Dr. Jenny Wang, who also shares about her daughter taking a hiatus from Chinese learning during the pandemic and the reasons why she chose to let go of pursuing language. So, should our kids go to Chinese school? Check out our Subscriber episode today and let us know if you have any thoughts! This is a conversation that has been ongoing and shifting between us for quite some time, and we welcome the discourse!Send us your thoughts! Support the show✨ If you'd like to subscribe to our podcast for access to more bonus episodes, please click here for Buzzsprout Subscriptions! Once subscribed, you can use an RSS feed to listen from any of your podcast platforms. Thanks in advance for your support, as this really helps us keep the show going! ❤️ (Think of it like buying us a boba...to share! 😉🧋)

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[This is a sneak peek version, but you can SUBSCRIBE TODAY for the full episode #9 at healingthetigress.buzzsprout.com!] As children of immigrants, Peggy and Jasmine both grew up speaking Chinese in their households and attending Chinese School on the weekends. In this episode, we share about our personal experiences learning Chinese and how/why the end results may have differed in our later years despite both of us attending the same length of schooling. We also talk about how our experience...

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