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Blog: Locke is not confirmed yet
If you think that U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is already our new U.S. Ambassador to China, you are wrong. The last ambassador, Jon Huntsman
Blog: Locke is studying Chinese
Locke is learning Chinese with a private tutor to prepare for his new job. That’s great news, especially for older Chinese immigrants and people in China.
Blog: Why can’t Asian Americans speak their native tongue?
A child can be bilingual if the parents speak both Asian and English languages at home. But there are unusual circumstances.
Blog: Times have changed
A generation ago, studying European languages was considered “more cool” than studying Asian languages. In Locke’s young days, the necessity of knowing Chinese
Blog: A positive climate for learning Asian languages
These languages are accessible for elementary and high school students. Japan has organized exchange programs for America’s high school and college
Blog: Speaking is different from writing
Speaking Chinese is different from writing Chinese. If you hear someone speak Chinese, it doesn’t mean they can read or write Chinese. That was an embarrassment
Blog: Writing Chinese is not easy
Characters consisting of many strokes are hard to memorize. One needs to learn as many as 8,000 characters to read a Chinese newspaper.