Host families are contacting the Aupairclearinghouse.com for information about au pairs from China. Recruiting from China is a new trend in the au pair industry and the first Chinese au pair was hosted by the Au Pair in America agency in 2004. Since then, over 2000 au pairs from China have been welcomed into American families. Their services are in demand from parents who seek to expose their children to Mandarin and by parents who have an adopted child from China.
Most au pairs are recruited from Beijing, the capital of China. Not all Chinese parents approve of their daughter signing up to become an au pair - there is a bias against "domestic" work and many parents want their Chinese daughters to seek a professional career or attend University instead of caring for children, doing laundry and running errands for host families.
Despite the cultural bias and the weak economy, the number of Chinese au pairs continue to rise. It is exciting to learn about Chinese culture and I look forward to reporting on this trend as it unfolds.
Please visit our website aupairclearinghouse.com to read more about Chinese au pairs.
If anyone has a Chinese au pair, please leave your comments here or at the Clearinghouse.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Edina Stone
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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