Footnote19Similarly, low-level infrastructural power also constrained investor predictability. A Filipino Chinese businessman in a shoe business said, “there were always rallies against her [Arroyo] and that delayed the processes in Manila… there were also her enemies in the other government branches...
discussed politics with a desert dweller in Egyptian Arabic,discovered the wonders of deaf culture through ASL, invited the (female) president of Ireland to
Karami and Zamanian's (2016) exploration into Filipino students learning Mandarin and English in the Philippines sheds light on how deeply ingrained cultural and social practices of the first language permeate the learning process of subsequent languages. Their observations highlight the significance of...
The long history of Portuguese culture in Macau also influences the close relationships between Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries. As a bridge between the East and the West, with the help of Chinese and Portuguese bilingual talents, Macau is able to connect mainland China with Portuguese-...