1) STARTALK Good Will Program - A Summer High School and Middle School Chinese Language Immersion Program
June 26 to July 29 at Howard County location
This Sunday,03/02/2008, the WMACS Director Dr. Ruey-Pyng Lu will come to our school to talk to our teacher/parents regarding this program. If you are interested of teaching Chinese, the teacher training part of this program will empower you and provide you with the best up-to-date tool. If you have kids know very little of Chinese, this fun summer language immersion program will be a great program for them to learn. Don't miss this important information session on this Sunday at 4:00PM. Please see school website for all the details.
2) Important date:
- Chinese Dim Sum order pick this Sunday. If you have not placed order, please call Chin-Chun Wu (???) at 410-964-6689 before Saturday night.
- CLSC scholarship application deadline 03/30. If you are in Grade 10,11,12, you are qualify to apply, if you have not received a form, please contact your teacher ASAP.
- SAT Chinese Practice Test at 03/30 for all students 9Grade and above.
3) 2008 Summer Study Camp in Taiwan (for students in grade 6 through 12.)
Date: 6/29/08- 7/20/08 option- Taiwan Island Tour 7/20-28/08.
Registration phone: 215-591-0135(main Line) , 202-580-8792, 646-8359422
4) The Library Service for the Chinese American community
In an effort to enhance service for the area's Chinese American community, Howard County Library distributed a comprehensive survey several years ago which included a variety of questions; over 300 people responded. One question in particular asked if the community would rather read books in Chinese or English. 81% indicated a preference for Chinese materials and 47% indicated English. If you have visited the Miller Branch recently you know that the Library listened to your opinions as materials in Chinese have increased substantially. What you might not know is that books of interest to the Asian community written in English have also increased and the topics are far-reaching. Just a few of the adult fiction and non-fiction titles include:
- Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians & Asian Americans in Classical Music - Mari Yoshihara
- Ancient History of China - Sheila Hollihan-Elliot
- Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American Students Tell Their Life Stories
- Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics - Ann-ping Chin
- Asian Cinema: A Field Guide - Tom Vick
- Chinese Brush Painting: A Hands-On Introduction to the Traditional Art - Caroline Self
- Red Mandarin Dress - Xiaolong Qiu
- Orphan of Asia - Zhuoliu Wu
In addition to adult titles, the Children's and Young Adult collections have also been expanded including the following sampling of items:
- Taiwan - David C. King
- A Kid's Guide to Asian American History: More Than 70 Activities - Valerie Petrillo
- The Year of the Rat: A Novel - Grace Lin
- Yo Yo Ma - Mary Olmstead
- Nothing But the Truth (and a Few White Lies) - Justin Chen Headley
On a different note, library customers now have access to both downloadable Chinese music, as well as music on compact discs. Some of these titles include:
- Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa & Qin
- From Pekin to Shangaei
- Cantonese Music - Volumes 1 & 2
- Art of the Dizi
- Master of Chinese Percussion
- Yellow River Piano Concerto
Finally I would like to note that The World Book Encyclopedia in Chinese is owned at both the Central Library and the Miller Branch. I know that a number of customers have already discovered and are using this valuable resource.
If you are interested in checking out any of the above-mentioned materials, please call or visit any Howard County Library location and staff will be happy to help you locate your items of choice.
Thanks for your interest in Howard County Library,
Fritzi Newton
Cultural Connections Project Coordinator
Miller Branch
Howard County Library
fritzi.newton@hclibrary
CLSC Principal, Richard Kuan 校長 管士彥
CLSC Assistant Principal, Emily Lee 副校長 張郁梅