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From home to homeland, retracing roots
By Chen Jia,Cai Ke (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-03-18 07:40

Gemma V. Laarhoven and her daughter Milou, 8, are from Holland.

"When we first had Milou, she was a bit afraid of my husband, because of his big build and blue eyes, although she couldn't understand us initially, she could point to the candy jar and her mouth to communicate with us. In just a few weeks, she has started to speak Dutch.

"This time, when we came back, we noticed a lot of things in China have changed, there are more people speak English," Laarhoven said.