Archive - Letters from Mongolia

“Mongolia will be successful and have tall tall big big buildings”

How my middle school students wrote about Mongolia’s — and their — future

Sep 15 •

Allan Shen

June 2025

What I’ve Learned about the Teenagers of Ulaanbaatar

Observations from inside and outside of the classroom

Jun 3 •

Allan Shen

March 2025

A Foreigner Who Doesn’t Look the Part

Welcome to the Musings of a Chinese American in Mongolia

Mar 13 •

Allan Shen

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