Mandarin immersion activist appointed to county board

Grace Mah, the force behind the effort to bring a Mandarin immersion program to Palo Alto schools, was appointed to a vacant seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Education this week...


Mandarin immersion activist appointed to county board
Palo Alto Daily News, March 30 2007

URI, China in education partnership

In Rhode Island, Bryant University also has a Confucius Institute, which promotes and strengthens educational programs and cultural exchanges between students in the United States and China. There are 150 Confucius Institutes around the world...



URI, China in education partnership
The Providence Journal, March 19 2007

Mandarin programs see swell in number of U.S. students

An increasing number of U.S. students are taking Mandarin classes in public and private schools as China gains prominence as a global power...


Mandarin programs see swell in number of U.S. students
Inside Bay Area, March 19 2007

Seattle Schools Get a Taste of Mandarin

Two whirlwind weeks after her arrival in Seattle, Zhu Dan's students can count to 10 in Mandarin, pronounce the Chinese names she gave them and sing a song about Chinese New Year to the tune of "My Darling Clementine."...


Seattle Schools Get a Taste of Mandarin
The Seattle Times, March 2 2007