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With so many online educational programs, www.activechinese.com makes learning the Chinese language easy by being interactive.

You don't have to learn Chinese characters to learn Chinese! Hanyu pinyin allows you to read and write Chinese using roman characters.

Better to get a Chinese phrasebook than this. Not for seriously studying Chinese.

Chinese is a useful language for travelers and business people. There are many routes to take when learning, but which is best?

For any students looking to learn Mandarin Chinese for fun, business or other reasons, this is the site for you.

When is Chinese New Year held? Why are red packets containing money given out? What is the significance of certain food dishes that are eaten, and the lion and dragon dances? This list will help parents and educators who want to learn more about this festival.

There's an interesting history to how Chinese writing came about.

For many, many reasons, the same Chinese last names have been romanized differently. Here's a key for some of the most common Chinese last names you'll ever see.

The language of business is changing, adopting an Oriental flair. Learn more about how the Chinese language has become indispensable for doing business overseas.

Looking at Chinese culture as it is depicted in Bound Feet, Western Dress: A Memoir from the perspective of one raised in America in the late twentieth century, Yu-i's experience of gender as a social construction may at first glance appear to be a wholly negative one.

Easy and intermediate craft levels for Chinese paper lanterns. Use as decorations or invitations to a Chinese New Year party this February.

A few tips and ideas for celebrating the Chinese New Year, including two easy craft ideas for making your own Chinese New Year cards, and lots of helpful links.

Chinese New Year always calls for big celebrations in a lot of places where there are Chinese communities around the globe. In the United States, San Francisco, California has one of the most festivities to commemorate the Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year foods can be ordered as well as cooked, or do both! Here are some traditional auspicious foods to order, and a simple and fun recipe for another. Enjoy bringing in the first year of the Chinese Zodiac!

Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren believes if "our students are going to succeed in a more globally competitive environment, it's essential that they learn a second language," including Chinese.

"Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times." Celebrate this year's New Year's Festivities the Chinese way!

The whole project has to be retranslated from Chinese to Chinese. Confuse, you would better be.

How to learn a foreign language, when immersion techniques are not available.

Mandarin Chinese is part of the corporate world. It is well past the time for individuals in the corporate world to learn international languages so they can keep up without relying on official and unofficial interpreters.

Here are websites to help you learn almost any language for free.

If you grew up in a multicultural city such as New York, you've probably been exposed to more than 50 languages in a given year. But which one of them is the hardest to learn? Many say English for all of the different rules.

In 1996, Peter Hessler completed an intensive training course in Chinese language and moved to Fuling, China. River Town: Two Years On The Yangtze, is the story of his two-year experience living and teaching English in Fuling, China.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with homemade New Year card. Anyone can make these simple New Year Cards.

Unit with lesson plans on the Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Years Celebrations to enjoy while in Seattle

The last strains of "Auld Lang Syne" have faded and now you're faced with an onslaught of diet and on-line dating commercials. If you want to enjoy the holiday season a little longer, consider throwing a Chinese New Year Party on February 7.

Maybe 15 days of partying is a little too much of a good thing. Don't worry. Celebrating the Chinese New Year is more about how you feel...

Philadelphia, PA is full of exciting events for celebraing Chinese New Year: The Year of the Rat.

Do you enjoy Chinese food? Do you love celebrating different cultures' holidays? Put together a feast of traditional Chinese New Year foods to welcome in the new year! Learn a little bit about the symbolism of Chinese New Year foods, as well.

he Year of the Rat in the Chinese New Year calendar begins on February 7 for 2008.

Tips for spectators of the 2008 Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco

The Chinese New Year with American celebration for family and friends. Memories for a child's life.

This year, I traveled to see relatives in Vancouver, BC to celebrate the coming of the Chinese New Year.

What do the Chinese have on us when it comes to ringing in the new year? Well, for starters, a 15-day celebration involving fireworks, dumplings and customs seemingly designed to drive your mother crazy!

Anna May Wong, a third-generation Chinese-American, managed to have a substantial acting career despite racism that prevented her from taking roles opposite Caucasian leading men

This article criticizes John Searle's Chinese Room argument, pointing out flaws in it before addressing Searle's possible defenses to those flaws, and then criticizing Searle's possible defenses.

Chinglish is the ungainly - and endlessly humorous - spontaneous interpretation of the English language as written by some Chinese language speakers.

Cantonese is both the term for the people and the language. Some of the world's most famous Chinese celebrities have been and spoken Cantonese, including Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Chow Yun Fat.

Helping your kids and yourself learn a foreign language is easier today than ever before.

For Hundreds of years Chinese women have been prohibited from reading or writing, but what men don't know doesn't hurt anyone. Does it?

Based on ancient Chinese statistics, a Chinese pregnancy calendar predicts the gender of an unborn child. Using the mother's age and the date of the baby's conception, the calendar can tell if a baby will be a boy or a girl.

Effective techniques for learning a foreign language. The author discusses his personal experience teaching and learning a foreign language.

It's a decent romantic comedy and it did have some good moments, but I can't recommend that you seek it out because the story unfolds like a pilot from a light dramatic television series.

Learn a foreign language "Before You Know It," using this free program.

Have you adopted from China and wish to bi-culturally educate your child? Here is a list of book titles perfectly written to inspire you or your child.

When living in China, it's a good idea to make local friends there. This is done through necessity, but also by having local Chinese friends, you can really get in touch with Chinese culture.

American politicians are gearing up for legislation to restrict immigration. Whatever comes out will be just another in a long line of policies designed not to restrict immigrants, but immigrants from undesirable countries.

Learning a new language is often very difficult, but it doesn't have to be. For the most part people merely need to learn how to study.

'Go', like chess, is easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master. Learn how to play this simple but engaging game, which is growing in popularity all throughout the United States.

Satire is more readily used to influence Americans. Use the lessons as a guide to teach satire and allow students to benefit from the variety of satire available today.

This article details Chinese New Year celebrations in Chicago, Illinois.

Even if you don't personally celebrate Chinese New Year, your Chinese friends will appreciate receiving a card for Chinese New Year. This article evaluates Chinese New Year e-card suppliers.

Chinese New Year Cards aren't always easy to find, but for your friends on-line, you can send e-cards! For friends in Asia, this also beats the week or two that traditional paper cards take to arrive from the United States.

Chinese New Year is all about prosperity and good fortune. Discover traditional ways of celebrating that the Chinese believe will ensure your year is a happy one.