It's the language of S.F.'s first Chinese immigrants. Can it survive another generation?

As Mandarin becomes increasingly favored both in China and the Bay Area, Cantonese defenders are grappling with threats to ...

SFCCC in Oakland works to preserve Chinese language and culture

For more than 70 years, the Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center (SFCCC) in Oakland has been teaching Cantonese and Mandarin ...
Oregonian

Oregon’s largest Mandarin preschool: Chinese immigrants preserve culture through early education

In her preschool class at Goodtime Chinese School, Caroline Wang and her classmates perform the children’s sing-along with accompanying motions, “头 肩膀 膝盖 脚, 膝盖 脚.” Head, shoulders, knees and toes, ...
Newsweek

Happy Chinese New Year in Mandarin and Cantonese—20 Messages and Wishes

Jack Dutton is a Newsweek Reporter based in Cape Town, South Africa. His focus is reporting on global politics and international relations. He has covered climate change, foreign affairs, migration ...