One of our main missions at FWC is to provide information on topics of particular interest to women in bicultural marriages all around the world.

Members are invited to submit or suggest articles and topics. You may do so by contacting our articles editor:

foreignw@foreignwivesclub.com

Right now, our categories include:
Multilingualism
Breastfeeding
Japanese History

Please browse and read at your leisure.

Bilingual Children Understand Written Languages Sooner Than Monolingual Children, Study Finds: Fluency in a Foreign Language Could Help Children Master Reading Faster
APA News Release
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Raising Bilingual Children
by Marsha Rosenberg
Reprinted from: The Ambassador, The American School in Japan Alumni & Community Magazine
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Assessing Language Development in Bilingual Preschool Children (in five parts)
by Barry McLaughlin, Antoinette Gesi Blanchard and Yuka Osanai
go to Part I;    go to Part II;    go toPart III;    go to Part IV;    go to Part V

Bilingual Parenting: A Personal Account
by Nadine Lichtenberger
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Breastfeeding—Starting Out Right
by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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Myths About Breastfeeding (in four parts)
by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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Treatments for Common Problems
by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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Sakamoto Ryoma: The Indispensable "Nobody"
by Romulus Hillsborough
go to Part I;    go to Part II

Katsu Kaishu: The Man Who Saved Early Modern Japan
by Romulus Hillsborough
go to Part I;    go to Part II