The Children are the Mirai (w/Jason Mitchell from Nihongodomo)

Jason Mitchell, from Nihongodomo, a resource for parents "raising kids in Japanese," stops by to talk about how his parenting process is basically the opposite of Bobby's, by which we assume he means, HE'S doing a GOOD job.

Ollie makes the most of an online resource to gather river cruise recommendations, while he still can.

Bobby is on the worst trip ever, and it's affecting his ability to make light parody.

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

Brian's kidsJason and his family dealing with the pandemic in the StatesWhy Jason wanted to come on the show after hearing Woke Dad Japan (w/Daniel Yoder)The differences between what Jason is doing in the US and what Bobby and Dan were doing hereAll the latest developments with Ollie's fur babyWhat Horny Cats and Stand-up comic Ollie Horn have in commonWhy there's never been a better time for YOU to support the podcast financiallyJBRC reporting on Japanese schools still in session during CovidWhy there's more to say about bilingual parentingThe big question we forgot to answer in our first discussion with Dan, and what it says about English-centrism that it didn't come upWhat's different when Japanese is the minority languageThe connection between learning languages and empathyWhat are the goals for raising bilingual childrenWhy some people are opposed to the idea of children learning multiple languages from a young agePotential problems with kids going to international school in JapanOllie shit-talking Bobby's kids language abilitiesWhat a hoshuko is and why/how the Japanese government runs themOllie's joke about a guitar that was WAY too true for BobbyWhether or not there are parents who force their kids to be weebsThe interview process for getting into a hoshukoJason discovering the difference between kid-Japanese and adult JapaneseHow culture is embedded in language, sometimes in naturally ways and sometimes in very forced waysWhat disadvantages might there be in terms of teaching your kids the minority languageWhat Jason thinks about teaching his kids Japanese with the current rise in hate crimes against Asian and anti-asian sentimentWhat parenting "success" looks like

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Content links

Nihongodomo

The show we reference, Woke Dad Japan (w/Daniel Yoder)

Social Media Links:

Jason Mitchell: Nihongodomo| Twitter

Ollie Horn: Twitter | Instagram
Bobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

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