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My Lifelong Challenge: Singapore's Bilingual Journey is a memoir by Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, detailing the 50-year struggle to implement a bilingual policy in a diverse, multiracial society. It documents the transition from a collection of people speaking various dialects and languages into a unified nation using English as a common tongue while preserving mother tongues for cultural identity. Language Magazine Key Themes and Insights Pragmatism vs. Identity A free, pirated PDF of this book (copyright 2011) is illegal
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