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Peter Yeung is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A Paris-based journalist, he also writes for publications including the Guardian, the LA Times and the BBC. He’s filed stories from ...

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Taking workshops in their home languages helps students see being bilingual as something to be proud of — both personally and professionally.