Chinese Author Feature: Ying Chang Compestine
Ying Chang Compestine is the author of Revolution is Not a Dinner Party, which was selected for the One Book/One Community Program in San Mateo County, CA. The Young Adult novel, published in 2007 and...
View ArticleA Writer’s Workshop: China’s Southwest Himalayas
If you’re a writer interested in travel to China, you may want to join this retreat designed to help writers refine their skills. The 11-day stay in Yunnan Province will combine focused workshops with...
View ArticleBeyond The Joy Luck Club
Most American readers are familiar with Amy Tan’s 1989 best-selling novel, The Joy Luck Club. If you haven’t read the book, you’ve probably seen the ’93 film adaptation of Tan’s screenplay. The story...
View ArticleChinese Menu Decoder
If you’re traveling to China and need help with translation while dining out, or you just want to practice with your family, you can print out this handy menu decoder from Budget Travel Magazine....
View ArticleKid Lit Review: The Ugly Vegetables
In The Ugly Vegetables, written and illustrated by Grace Lin, a young girl plants a garden with her mother. While their neighbors’ gardens bloom with pretty “poppies and peonies and petunias,” the...
View ArticleKid Lit: books about Chinese New Year
If you’re a teacher or parent who wants to share the magic of Chinese New Year through literature, consider reading these delightful illustrated books. Click on any selection below for further...
View ArticleChinese New Year learning activities for kids
Are you searching for Chinese New Year ideas for teaching your classroom or kids about the festive holiday and its traditions? Here are some activities and books: To print a lucky money envelope to...
View ArticleDreaming in Chinese with Deborah Fallows
Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language is the title of a 2010 memoir by Deborah Fallows, an American who went with her husband to live in China for three years. Fallows has...
View ArticleChinese Author Feature: Li Miao Lovett
Li Miao Lovett‘s debut novel, In the Lap of the Gods, tells what happens when the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest on the Yangtze River, uproots villagers as their homes and histories become...
View ArticleLet’s Go Guang! reviewed in Booklist
Aha!Chinese just earned bragging rights! Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association, gave our Mandarin language DVD for kids, “Let’s Go Guang! Volume I: Meet Guang, the Chinese...
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