Disclosures

Anne Giles, M.A., M.S., L.P.C. is a licensed professional counselor in the Commonwealth of Virginia, U.S.A.

Anne receives royalty payments for her publications listed with Amazon.com. Those publications are linked to on this site and other sites owned and managed by Handshake Media, Incorporated, founded by Anne Giles in 2008.

From approximately 2008 to 2016, links to products on sites owned by Handshake Media, Incorporated were affiliate links to Amazon.com. Those links no longer exist or are no longer active.

In March, 2021, she applied to Mandarin Blueprint as an affiliate to promote subscriptions in exchange for scholarships but the pricing became affordable and an affiliate relationship was not pursued.

Anne is a purchaser of many products and services, including Mandarin Chinese teaching and learning products and services. She has no other affiliations or associations to disclose.

With regard to the Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì 汉语水平考试 (HSK) Mandarin Chinese proficiency exams, Anne passed the pre-2021 HSK 1 and HSK 2 exams on June 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. She attempted the pre-2021 HSK 3 exam on November 20, 2021, in Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. but cannot currently read and write Mandarin Chinese sufficiently well to achieve a passing score.

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