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SAP schools like Dunman High (pictured) have been cited as examples of "Chinese privilege", but the term itself is contentious.
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Justin Ong
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SINGAPORE - Whenever an apologetic Madam Susan Wong asks for help filling up forms at job interviews, she gets this incredulous response: "You don't know English?"
The 59-year-old Singaporean, who studied up to primary six in a Chinese-language school, has worked odd jobs all her life while raising three daughters in a one-room flat.
