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As part of the Committee of 100's Asian/Asian American Education Initiative, we are pleased to provide links to organizations that are promoting the increase of American students who are studying Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture, including proposed national legislation, federal grants and efforts at the local level.

News

Living and Being 'Chinese': Geographic and Ethnic Diversity in China
China Institue for Educators
February 02, 2007

With a Changing World Comes An Urgency to learn Chinese
The Washington Post
August 26, 2006

Chinese is hot campus subject
Mercury News
Nov. 14, 2005

Chinese sign deal for Confucius Institute at UH
Pacific Business News
Nov. 4, 2005

School helps families straddle Chinese, American culture
The Dallas Morning News
Oct. 13, 2005

Asian studies lagging in schools
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Oct. 13, 2005

Textbook Companies Dictating Whitewashed History
Asian Week Magazine
Sept. 02, 2005

Along with ABCs, some learn Chinese
The Boston Globe
June 8, 2005

Chinese Classes Grow in Popularity with U.S. Students
Radio program on NPR

Education: The Future Doesn't Speak French
Aware of the challenges ahead, American students are rushing to learn Chinese
Newsweek Magazine

Federal Grant for Implementing Chinese Language Program at Palos Verdes Schools
The World Journal

Links

C-100 Chairman Robert Lee's Support Letter for SB 684
C-100 Chairman Robert Lee's Letter to Sen. Richard G. Lugar

National Flagship Language Initiative (NFLI)
Chinese K-16 Pipeline Project
Solicitation and Application Guidelines

Websites

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Asia Society Education Programs

Association of Departments of Foreign Language
Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools
Chinese Language Teacher Association
Chinese School Association in the United States
CHENGO
The College Board AP Home Page

National Consortium for Teaching about Asia
National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools
National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland
National Flagship Language Initiative
National Office for Teaching Chinese as Foreign Language
Secondary School Chinese Language Center, Princeton University
U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language Assistance Program

 

www.actfl.org
www.askasia.org
www.internationaled.org
www.adfl.org
www.classk12.org
clta.osu.edu
www.csaus.org
www.elanguage.cn
apcentral.collegeboard.com/
Chinese

www.nctasia.org
www.ncacls.org
www.nflc.org
www.nflc.org/nfli
www.hanban.edu.cn
www.princeton.edu/~ssclc  
www.ed.gov/programs/flap