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The post-Speak Mandarin question the Dear You saga has raised

The limited release of Teochew-language film Dear You reignited debate over the longstanding restriction on dialect films.

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Looking beyond Dear You: A celebration of the Chinese diaspora in their new homelands

The film Dear You is also a story of the adaptiveness and versatility of diasporas in general, and of the the Chinese one in Nanyang, says the writer.

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From bilingualism to multilingual confidence: What the Dear You debate is telling us

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Using music to master Mandarin and help my child say her Chinese name right

The writer hopes to get her family used to watching Chinese-language shows, reading Chinese books at bedtime and conversing with others in Mandarin... eventually.

New pilot trials AI-powered translations of online govt resources in Chinese, Malay and Tamil

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Mandarin or dialect, there’s no need to pick sides, says Promote Mandarin Council

The council’s statement comes a day after MDDI said it is open to facilitating and supporting further Teochew screenings of Chinese movie Dear You.

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