Malala Yousafazai, known simply as Malala, is one of the most accomplished Muslim women in history. Her story is incredible not only for what happened to her, but rather how young she was when it happened. However, her fight for girls’ education began much earlier than the fateful day she was shot by the Taliban. […]
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As a mother to a multilingual family of three kids and six languages, I enjoy finding picture books to read with my kids in any language that covers the basics like colors, numbers, shapes, and the alphabet. Jocelyn Francisco’s three Filipino multicultural picture books entitled “Abakada,” “Oh My Kulay,” and “Isa Dalwa Tatlo…Ito ay obalo”
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When it comes to celebrations, Filipinos go all out. Christmas in the Philippines is not just celebrated one day a year, it starts in September. They call it the “ber” months, September, October, November, and December. They have the longest Christmas season in the world. Once September hits, Filipinos decorate their houses with colorful lights, Christmas
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When I first met my husband over a decade ago, all I knew about Malaysia was that it is a former British colony somewhere in Southeast Asia and hosts Formula 1 championships. I have learned much more in the years since. Now the time approaches to teach our kids more about the country where their
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Research shows that being bilingual or multilingual is an advantage. It was never a hindrance to be a multilingual family. Raising a multilingual kid doesn’t have a negative effect. It will not be a problem, for sure. Kids adapt to the different languages we speak, and they never get confused if the multilingual families follow
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