One day, my daughter was at her pretend kitchen pretending to prepare a party for all the Disney princesses. (Yes, this was during her Disney princess phase.) The pretend phone pretend-rang, and she handed it to me. “It’s Mulan.” <\/p>\n
I dug deep into my brain and pulled together enough Mandarin Chinese words to form a reply: “你好. 你來嗎?” I asked. (“Hello. Are you coming?”) <\/p>\n
My daughter corrected me. <\/p>\n
“Mulan doesn’t speak Chinese.” <\/p>\n
Some time later, we took a trip to Disneyland, and my daughter had the opportunity to meet Mulan. My wife discreetly asked Mulan, “Do you speak Chinese?” <\/p>\n
Mulan quietly replied, “Sorry, no.” <\/p>\n
So my daughter was right. <\/p>\n
To be fair, Belle probably doesn’t speak French,¹ Jasmine probably doesn’t speak Arabic, and Pocahontas probably doesn’t speak Algonquian. <\/p>\n
May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. <\/p>\n
¹ Well, unless you go to Disneyland Paris. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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