History
When was the first mass immigration
Gold rush
What is the shrinking or complete disappearance of a language called?
Language Loss
What is one main way to preserve language?
Establish bilingual schools
What dialect does serena speak?
cantonese
What dialect does Sherry speak
Mandarin
How much do Mandarin classes outnumber the cantonese classes
3 to 1
Language Preservation
What are some efforts Stanford University has done to preserve cantonese?
7,000
What dialect does Angie speak
mandarin
What dynasty did cantonese originate from
The fall of the Han Dynasty
What are one of the words we used for the ice breakers?
Coffee
Mango
Salad
Pizza
Mom/Dad
Chocolate
Human Rights, human connection, lack of speech.
What are all 3 things things that play a huge part in our daily activities?
Speaking, writing, listening
What 3 dialects do Katrina speak
Mandarin, Taishanese, Cantonese
How many Chinese immigrants migrated from Guangdong to the US in 1978
430,000
What is everybody in your tables name and what dialects do they speak?
....
85%
Name what the primary purpose of language is for. Must name at least 2.
Expression, communication, carry stories, and values of individuals.
How many dialects of Chinese are there
10
Who along with 12 other Chinese American students brought bilingual instructions into public schools and laid groundwork of language access rights.
Kinney Kinmon Lau
Name one word that sound very similar in more than 3 dialects. You must prove it.
Coffee, Chocolate, etc.
What generation of Cantonese speakers often struggle to find places to continue learning their native tongue?
3rd-4th generation
Find someone who can read Chinese in this room
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What dialect does Jenna speak
Enping