Adopted children discover China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="love">love</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="happiness">happiness</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Shuo">Shuo</span> <span word="Fahnle">Fahnle</span>, 10, <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calligraphy">calligraphy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="adoptive">adoptive</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Fahnle">Fahnle</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="dipped">dipped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="ink">ink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> 58-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="adoptive">adoptive</span> <span word="father">father</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 3, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ears">ears</span></p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="for">for</span> 36 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span>," <span word="Fahnle">Fahnle</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="educationally">educationally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medically">medically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="home">home</span>."</p><p><span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="masterpieces">masterpieces</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="compliments">compliments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p>
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