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The local people call putong, the river east side, he belong to that side local people. That man want to ask Du Zong father take him in like become own family. Du Zong father wasn't look down on him, but didn't take seriously, until that man big like become a mafia. Now important person, very hard to inviting him.
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But to me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of obser-vation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world. Lately I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my ...
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MOTHER TONGUE 603 of my friends tell me they understand fifty percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand eighty to ninety percent. Some say they understand noneofit, as ifshe were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. l's my mother tongue. Her
mother says. Some say they understand eighty to ninety percent. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, per- fectly natural. It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery.
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Mother Tongue . by Amy Tan … I have been thinking about all this lately, about my mother's English, about achievement tests. Because lately I've been asked, as a writer, why there are not more Asian Americans represented in American literature. Why are there few Asian Americans enrolled in creative writing programs? Why do so many
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Music. Tan’s talents aren’t limited to pen and paper. A member of the band “Rock Bottom Remainders” since 1993, Tan has performed with fellow authors Stephen King, Dave Barry, and Scott Turow. The best study guide to Mother Tongue on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.
