Vowel Fusion

Perspectives on Language, Culture, & Education

by Chris Livaccari

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New Ways of Seeing: How Multilingualism Opens Our Eyes and Trains Our Minds for a Complex WorldIn a new Asia Society publication, Chris Livaccari explores how multilingualism is a key aspect of life for most people in the world—and has been throughout history—and is a rich source of engagement, playfulness, and joy.

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The Mental Advantages of the Multilingual Mind, and How More Americans Can Benefit from Them - The Aspen InstituteThe power of the multilingual mind is its ability to improvise in different styles, to switch back and forth.

The best books for those studying Chinese — a Five Books interviewStudying Chinese? Here are five essential books to get a good understanding of the country, which can be very different from what many students expect.

2012 Task Force Report on Chinese Language Learning in the Early Grades

Beyond Ni Hao: Immersive Chinese in NY Public SchoolsChris Livaccari, Director of Education and Chinese Language Initiatives at Asia Society explains the importance of dual language programs and how Asia Society collaborates with schools across America to achieve this goal.

Trump’s Tower of BabbleHow the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis explains Donald Trump’s rantings — and why the rest of the world is so confused.

AGNI Online: Of Emptiness, Nothingness, and Asymptotic Freedom by Christopher LivaccariAGNI - Named after the Vedic fire-god. Transformative. The writer in witness, the imagination in combustion.

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