I was born and raised the Philippines. My parents were born and raised in China; after college they were hired from China to teach in Chinese immersion schools in Manila. My parents who were from different provinces of China spoke Mandarin (Putonghua) to each other. Hence I grew up speaking Mandarin but also the Fujian dialect which was the dialect of most Philippine-Chinese (and of my mother), and I also learned Zhuyin (Bopomofo) and learned to read and write traditional Chinese (up to hig...