He started to wonder, "Maybe there is a need for it among the public." He started a Youtube channel with guides like "Asking for permission" and "Yes-No Questions," which eventually racked up thousands of views. "As Burmese kids grow up, we are already exposed to Burmese language at our dinner table, when we step out to play with our friends …when we went to Burmese public school, the focus was mainly on how to read, how to write, and how to read literary Burmese." Having grown up in Burma, Kenneth Wong is naturally familiar with Burmese colloquialism, so when American friends asked for language advice before traveling, Wong thought that it would be easier to send videos with basic phrases and questions. Kenneth Wong, the Burmese language instructor for UC Berkeley and UCLA, speaks about his Burmese roots and how that brought him to teach distance learning Burmese.
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