aladinhislamp
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I've been lurking for quite a while and figured it was finally time to introduce myself. So a big hi from Vancouver BC! 
I'm a hearing woman, 46, originally from Detroit and with 2 half-Japanese daughters. I got interested in deaf/Deaf issues last year when I read some articles for one of my grad. classes (I'm finishing my MA in applied linguistics). Since I've studied languages and taught ESL abroad for many years, I thought I was pretty aware culturally and linguistically but I quickly realized (in ways that both inspired and made me ashamed) that I have A LOT more to learn. In September I'm starting a full immersion ASL class which I'm both totally excited and really nervous about. I know it's a lot harder to learn new languages as you get older, but my older daughter (who's 11) is going to learn it with me. She already speaks 3 languages fluently (Japanese, English and French), so I hope she can help me a lot!
Anyway, I hope it's okay to post and comment on here, but if not, I'm more than happy to just read and learn.
Looking forward to getting to know you guys.
Susan
I'm a hearing woman, 46, originally from Detroit and with 2 half-Japanese daughters. I got interested in deaf/Deaf issues last year when I read some articles for one of my grad. classes (I'm finishing my MA in applied linguistics). Since I've studied languages and taught ESL abroad for many years, I thought I was pretty aware culturally and linguistically but I quickly realized (in ways that both inspired and made me ashamed) that I have A LOT more to learn. In September I'm starting a full immersion ASL class which I'm both totally excited and really nervous about. I know it's a lot harder to learn new languages as you get older, but my older daughter (who's 11) is going to learn it with me. She already speaks 3 languages fluently (Japanese, English and French), so I hope she can help me a lot!
Anyway, I hope it's okay to post and comment on here, but if not, I'm more than happy to just read and learn.
Looking forward to getting to know you guys.
Susan
