DISQUS

John · 1 year ago

Why the hell would Zhao Yan Feng be sent to South Central Los Angeles. That is crazy. An American teaching in that environment would have problems, let alone a foreigner! I feel really sorry for this guy - he got screwed.

Akrypti · 1 year ago

That was a really difficult article to read. My heart breaks for Zhao. Props to him, though, for taking it all with such grace.

Lana · 1 year ago

He didn't totally get screwed. People in a totally different culture (and race) are learning his language. Some students are interested and learning. Zhao himself is learning to adapt and learn himself. Not a total bust. If you can get just one to learn, I'd say, it's a success...and he certainly has more than one student learning Chinese. It's gonna take time for the culture shock on both sides to wear off. The man and his class are doing well.

Don't think it's quite...I don't know...for him to say that poverty isn't a deterrent to learning. All Chinese don't go to Harvard or are wildly successful. For poverty to not be an issue with that is a little naive.

Also, people will kill you for nothing. Depends on what nutjob your happen to be robbed with at the time. Heck, Lee Dong Gun's brother got stabbed to death for what...staring?