Notes on a Palm-of-the-Hand Story by Karen Kao

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My mother uses her fingernail to scratch Chinese characters into the palm of her hand. She does it, she says, so she won’t forget how to write.
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When Chinese meet in the street and fail to understand each other’s speech, they too resort to palm-of-the-hand writing.

Notes on a Palm-of-the-Hand Story by Karen Kao

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