Multicultural Methods: Washing Up Around the World
QUESTION #1: What do you use these for? Washing the dishes. Washing the stove and countertops. Washing the bathtub, bathroom sink and toilet. Washing the floor. All of the above. I don’t use those at...
View ArticleSome Languages Are Lost After Emigration While Others Are Maintained. Why?
By Jacomine Nortier Photo credit: Andrew Shansby In my last article, which was on borrowing and loan words, I ended with the observation that some linguistic communities are more keen than others to...
View ArticleThe Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)
Multilingual Living is delighted to have the opportunity to spread the word about a fantastic organization: The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS). My husband and I...
View ArticleBlending the Multicultural Family: Is There a Recipe?
By Natalie DeFee Mendik Photo credit: Muffet The World is My Oyster At just twenty-four, I blithely packed my bags and moved half-way around the world from the U.S. to Switzerland to marry someone I’d...
View ArticleWhat Happens to Second-Generation International Children?
By Bettina Ribes-Gil Photo credit: CarbonNYC Introduction As a follow-up to my article on Immigration and Language, the question arises of what happens to the second-generation international children?...
View ArticleHow I (Unwittingly) Taught My Son to Hate the Chinese
By Corey Heller Photo credit: Snow Kisses Sky Fall, 2007 My son is 6 years old and we are talking about his upcoming birthday party. We discuss the foods that we’ll serve, how long the party will...
View ArticleMulticolored (Multicultural) Butterfly
By Trisha Yonekura Photo Credit: Paul Wever Originally appeared in Multilingual Living Magazine “Come on, Bailey, let’s go,” I said waving good bye to his day care mates and the teachers. “Mommy, no...
View ArticleLanguage Challenge 180: Week 1 Giveaway
Multilingual Living is delighted to announce its first Language Challenge 180 giveaway prize! This giveaway will only be open for 7 days, so enter today! It was sheer delight when I got my hands on the...
View ArticleMulticultural Remedies for American Pill-Poppers?
By Jennifer Planeta Photo credit: Muffet When I met my husband Artur, he was working at a time share resort in Assisi, Italy. Tucked in the hills of Umbria, this resort was a destination for people...
View ArticleLanguage Challenge 180: Week 11 Giveaway
Multilingual Living is delighted to announce its next Language Challenge 180 giveaway prize! This giveaway will only be open for 6 days, so enter today! It was sheer delight when I got my hands on the...
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