[ElectricGypsy]

I personally am Filipina/Chinese and don't speak either language. I feel very connected to my roots on the Filipino side because that was how I was raised culturally and feel a little bit of a disconnect with my Chinese side. Both parents are part Chinese with my mother being half and my father being a fourth. Both, however, were born and raised in the Philippines with their parent passing away at a very early age that was part Chinese. I am learning more and more about my Chinese heritage because I would now like to share that with my daughter.

What I'm trying to say is that the way that I feel about my connection with my roots on either side really has nothing to do with whether I speak the language or not. It is more having to do with what my parents shared with me as a child growing up about my heritage which is what you are doing with your daughter.

If learning the language is what she would like to do...by all means I think it's a great idea...but because it is a great addition to what she will be learning about herself and China, not because it is a requirement to her being "Chinese".