The rapid growth (and partial retreat) of “they” and “them” has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but English is ...

A strategy for learning a language: 1. Start with small, daily actions — 25 characters, 10 new words, 15 minutes of speaking. You'll build momentum. 2. Get comfortable. A quiet melody, a calm ...

The late, great sinologist Simon Leys once pointed out a peculiar paradox. China is the world’s oldest surviving civilization, and yet very little material of its past remains—far less than in Europe ...

INSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WHY YOU NEED FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS. THE SHUNG FAMILY CHINESE CULTURAL CENTER IN OAKLAND HAS BEEN TEACHING CANTONESE AND MANDARIN TO BAY AREA SCHOOL KIDS. HI, MY NAME IS AMOROS ...