My Unsentimental Tutee

Recently I brought her a newspaper article about foreign-born professionals who are making the difficult adjustment to life here. Once, I spotted her struggling down the street with two heavy shopping bags, her permed black hair - an unfortunate result of her husband's suggestion that she try t...

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Published in:The New York times magazine 1997-01, p.80
Main Author: Billings, Laura
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:Recently I brought her a newspaper article about foreign-born professionals who are making the difficult adjustment to life here. Once, I spotted her struggling down the street with two heavy shopping bags, her permed black hair - an unfortunate result of her husband's suggestion that she try to look ''Western'' - kinking in the Portland mist. Before Renzhen gave birth to her second child, we put aside the grammarbooks to focus on Basic American Patient with a vocabulary list that included ''episiotomy'' and ''gimme the epidural!'' We laughed over those lessons, Renzhen aping the hysterics of a delivering mother.
ISSN:0028-7822