Listing This is a listing for families who have adopted boys from China and want to connect with others. Directory of Children from Gaoming Claudia Wong, an adoptive mother, is compiling a directory of families from her daughter's city of Gaoming. The U.S. Postal Service has published a colorful 1998 calendar celebrating the Year of the Tiger, which was distributed at no cost. Liang Liang is a panda that lives in America and takes children on travels in China and America, introducing them to the fun and humor of the English and Chinese language, funny stories related to cultural differences, crafts, fairy tales, and more. The Red Thread is an exciting new magazine designed and written especially for pre-adoptive and adoptive parents of children from China.
Children participate in both unstructured play and structured time for games, stories, or songs.
Mandarin, Cantonese and English are all spoken. The resource room is staffed by Chinese immigrants and families bring their children and grandchildren to play together and learn from each other. The Youth Center also offers classes in Mandarin, Chinese Dance and is willing to lead courses on Chinese culture or other topics of interest. My wife and I would like to form or join a playgroup. We live in the western suburbs and would enjoy hearing from those of you who are interested in the same.