I hoped my children would have epiphanies while visiting my homeland; my father suggested we go swimming instead

I brought my children to Penang to immerse them in the places of their grandparents’ stories. When I stopped lecturing them about gratitude and privilege, we enjoyed our final days doing as locals do As I stepped out of Penang international airport, the humidity hit me like I was peering into a ...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/sep/27/visiting-my-homeland-chinese-heritage-australia-parenting)