Asian friends lose loved one, not sure how to act.

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I've been teaching/tutoring kids in English for 2 years now.
Their grandmother just died.
Their mother was from Taiwan and it was her mother who just passed.

Their father is Japanese, and that's how I communicate with them primarally.

They just returned from Taiwan(possibly Japan as well) after being out of the country for an extended period.

I'm still somewhat unfamiliar with the whole mourning process in Japan, and know NOTHING of how it may differ in Taiwan(though I presume they're both going to be primarally Buddhist services and so on).

Any help(possible gifts I should give, traditional greetings, etc.).
Keep in mind I speak Japanese and English.

― The GZeus (The GZeus), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 16:21 (eighteen years ago)

Sorry I can't help you with any specifics, but I'll see if any of my friends know.

Maybe you could get the kids to write/talk about it in English, as part of their lesson? Asking them to tell you about their customs, etc? Assuming this is permissable, it seems like a way for them to deal with it.

― patita (patita), Wednesday, 2 August 2006 21:52 (eighteen years ago)

Well, Mr K(the dad) speaks english rather well.

I wouldn't want to have them talk about it without parental permission and that makes the whole thing a cache 22(sp?).

I appreciate the help, and it's not a TERRIBLE i dea or anything, it just wouldn't work in this situation.

― The GZeus (The GZeus), Thursday, 3 August 2006 01:37 (eighteen years ago)

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