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[quote=Anonymous]Some native speaking DC parents, not just ABCs but Chinese immigrants who came to the US as adults, don't emphasize speaking Chinese in the home. I often hear YY parents say "that student is a native speaker; the parent(s) speaks Chinese." Then you speak Mandarin to the kid and realize that parent(s) aren't committed to raising him or her bilingual. Or you meet an ABC who doesn't speak Chinese quite fluently, and are blown away by how well next generation speaks, generally with a lot of help from extended family and babysitters. You can't tell how well an ethnic kid is going to speak Chinese by hearing the parents speak.[/quote]
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