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White Guys Surprise Locals with Rare Chinese Dialect - They are Stunned

Me and my Chinese-speaking white friends went to Brooklyn Chinatown to practice our Mandarin, Cantonese, and the rare dialect of Fuzhounese (also known as Fuzhou dialect or Hokchew / Hock Chew), which ...
NPR

Learning Mandarin Chinese to dream big

The numbers of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined dramatically, but one elementary school in Washington DC is seeing more demand for Chinese language education than ever. Sponsor Message ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For Chinese-speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ offers a new kind of community

One of the group’s founders appeared on a Chinese talent TV show. Another plays Yiddish and Chinese folk songs on the accordion. A YouTuber, a theater consultant and an accordionist walk into a kosher ...
The Diplomat

Don’t Speak Chinese: Stigma and Fear in Cambodia’s Chinese Community

When Henry Cui, a Chinese-Canadian real estate investor, first arrived in Phnom Penh in 2019, he was optimistic about the opportunities awaiting him in Cambodia and the support that he would receive ...
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Chinese speaking white guys catch gossiping nail salon workers red handed

The other day we white guys who speak perfect Chinese went out to NYC’s Chinatown to the nail salon. They were “gossiping” about us (in a loving way!), not realizing we spoke Mandarin, and then we ...