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Chinese Dictionary's Omission Of Gay 'Comrade' Term Sparks Controversy

Posted 07.23.2012 | Gay Voices

Producers of an authoritative Chinese dictionary are facing a barrage of media criticism after opting to leave out the colloquial definition of a word...

American Mother-Daughter Duo Sketch 888 Taiwanese Faces

Jim Luce | Posted 09.02.2012 | World
Jim Luce

I met the most amazing mother-daughter duo the other week. Americans, they were speaking at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY).

Students Don't Have Perfect English? Try Mandarin

The Boston Globe | Akilah Johnson | Posted 09.04.2011 | Home

Mandarin teacher Li Wang sat in a chair small enough for a 4-year-old, her enthusiastic students sitting on the classroom carpet in a separate square....

More U.S. Students Learning Chinese As School Language Programs Expand

Posted 06.21.2011 | Home

By Alex Dobuzinskis In Mandarin immersion teacher Kennis Wong's kindergarten class, her young pupils are making paper masks glued to sticks that the...

Young People Are America's Best Ambassadors

Anthony Jackson | Posted 01.24.2011 | Home
Anthony Jackson

The 100,000 Strong Initiative bridges opportunity gap for all U.S. students to study in China, yielding the next generation of Americans to manage political, economic and cultural ties.

Read Scare? American Schools Teaching Chinese With Funds From China

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

More schools nationwide are offering Chinese language courses that are approved and funded by China's government. CNNreported that, over the past fou...

Tibetan Students Protest Use Of Chinese In Classes

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

BEIJING — Tibetan students in western China marched to protest unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers sa...

Panda Tutor Wanted: Chinese Tutor Sought for US-Born Panda Mei Lan

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

BEIJING — Ni hao – hello – Mei Lan! Chinese zookeepers are advertising for a tutor to teach Chinese to an American-born giant panda ...