Resources

Events/Announcements
• We are celebrating our 5-year anniversary in 2012, Year of the Dragon! Xièxiè!

• Our winter/spring semester at the Creative Arts Studio begins on Saturday, February 4th. Sibling discounts and prorating (once semester is underway) are available. All after-school classes are in session. Please send email for schedule and registration details.

• Our Little Buns classes are featured in Time Out Kids (See Press below for the article)!

Exhibits
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
215 Centre Street (Manhattan)
www.mocanyc.org

Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (Manhattan)
www.asiasociety.org

Chinese Theatre Works
34-23 Steinway Street, #241 (Long Island City)
www.chinesetheatreworks.org

News Items
Chinese on Menu for Elementary Kids (Wall Street Journal 9/27/10)
Link to Article

Foreign Language Fades in Class - Except Chinese (New York Times 1/20/10)
Link to Article

Rise of Mandarin Changes the Sound of Chinatown (New York Times 10/21/09)
Link to Article

American Graduates Finding Jobs in China (New York Times 8/10/09)
Link to Article

Books
Speaking of Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language - by Raymond Chang and Margaret Scrogin Chang

The Accidental Asian - by Eric Liu
Link to Review

Dumplings (jiaozi)
Dumplings & Things
375 5th Avenue (Brooklyn)
www.dumplingsandthings.com

Tasty Dumpling
54 Mulberry Street (Manhattan)

Prosperity Dumpling
46 Eldridge Street (Manhattan)

Shops
Oriental Culture Enterprises Co. (books, calligraphy supplies)
13-17 Elizabeth Street (Manhattan)
www.oceweb.com

Pearl River Mart (Chinese clothing, products)
477 Broadway (Manhattan)
www.pearlriver.com

Websites
Creative Arts Studio
310 Atlantic Avenue (Boerum Hill)
www.creativeartsstudio.com

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
www.bhmsny.org/index.aspx

Muriel's World (French language classes)
www.murielvergnaud.com/

Families with Children from China (FCC)
www.fccny.org

Brooklyn Community Board Six
www.brooklyncb6.org

Current Students
(for access to audio lessons, click login link below and enter your username and password)

Press
Mommy & Me Classes in New York City
by Time Out Kids, published 12-14-2011

Want your tot to get an early start on the world’s most rapidly growing language? Brooklyn's Xiao Long Center has been teaching Mandarin to local kids since 2007. Little Bun’s Playgroup (infant–3 years) and Little Bun’s Music Class (infant–4 years) are immersion sessions where kids learn through play, rhymes, stories and songs. Classes for babies and toddlers are held on Mon afternoons and Sat mornings at the Creative Arts Studio, 310 Atlantic Avenue between Smith and Hoyt Streets, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
Click here for article

Mandarin Immersion Program Comes to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights
by Brooklyn Eagle, published 12-13-2007

The Xiao Long (Little Dragon) Center, Inc. has started a Mandarin language program for children and adults in Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights to meet the growing demand for Chinese language instruction. Jennifer Lee, the owner, has created a dynamic program which incorporates singing, movement, games and cultural activities for children ages 8 months to 10 years of age. Classes are conducted primarily in Mandarin by native speaking teachers who provide a highly creative and energetic environment.
Click here for article

Xiao Long Center Celebrates Chinese New Year
by Brooklyn Eagle, published 02-07-2008

Xiao Long Center, a Brooklyn-based company that offers Mandarin language programs for children and adults, began its celebration of the upcoming Year of the Rat with a trip to Manhattan’s Chinatown for a traditional Chinese cuisine known as dim sum.
Click here for article

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