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伊利華報:十分感謝嚴雲泰先生的支持,他始終如一勉勵本報:辦報是一個敎育人的工作,責任重大,要中立。
十多年來,嚴先生爲中美兩國的經濟文化做出了許多貢獻,這次本報想起頭讓中文成爲美國學校外語科目之一在克里夫蘭變成現實,雖然這不是一件容易的事,但嚴先生説:只要你做了,做有意義的事業,朝一個方向走,就會成功。 |
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China is the fastest growing economy in the world.
The trade between United States of America have reach over $100
billion per year and continue to grow each year. It is so important
for us, American to be able to communicate with Chinese. Almost all
the Chinese Schools are teaching English. The Chinese people recognize
the important for their future to train their children to learn
English language. When you visit China you will have no problem to
find somebody can speak English. But in United States you will have
difficult time to find American speak Chinese. Matter of the fact,
most of our diplomat station in American Embassy or American
Consulates in China do not speak Chinese. They depended on Chinese to
interpret for them. For your information this is not the case for
diplomats from other countries such as England, France, Germany,
Japan, Italy, Russia etc.
I am proud to report to you that the Greater Cleveland may lead the
way to be one of the American City will start to teach Chinese in our
schools to prepare our children for the future. I want to thank the
visionary leaders who made this opportunity possible for our youth.
On June 3 Mme. Li June Song representing Beijing Municipal Education
Commission and Mr. Wan Han, Principal of Beijing June First Middle
School and delegation visited Cleveland. a meeting were held at City
Council, representatives from Cleveland Municipal School , Hathaway
Brown School, Cleveland Art Museum and many civic organization and
business leaders attended. Council President Martin Sweeny stated in
his welcome remark emphasized the importance of learning the Chinese
language and exchange teacher and students between China and United
States.
Last year Hathaway Brown School established the exchange
program with Beijing June First Middle School. I believe Hathaway
Brown School under their visionary leader was the first Greater
Cleveland School have established the people to people exchange
program. Teachers from China visited Cleveland last year and Hathaway
Brown School expected to send their teachers to China in the Fall and
students in early 2007.
China is the fastest trade partner of United States. It is
very important to have more exchange between the people to learn about
each other's cultural and history. Leaders in United States
government, business and education all recognized the importance to
teach Chinese in the school. In recent year the United States
Government under President Bush’s directive has set up grant to
encourage school to teach Chinese. The Chinese Government has
encouraged Chinese cities to reach out to establish friendship program
with American cities and set up grants for teach Chinese Language in
American School.
We are very fortunate to have Beijing June First School visit
us. As Beijing June First Middle School are one of the Chinese Middle
School authorized by Chinese Government to receive foreign students.
They have over 2000 foreign students from 30 countries. So far Beijing
June First Middle School has signed memo of understanding for teacher
and student exchange program with Hathaway Brown School, Strongsville
School District High School, Solon School District, Cleveland
Municipal School, and Solon Chinese School.
On June 12, 2006, Under the leadership of Pu Ying , the
Publisher of Eire Chinese Journal she called a follow up to June 3
meeting to review how we can help Greater Cleveland School to teach
Chinese language as part of their regular curriculum. A round table of
visionary individual representative from City Council, Cleveland
Municipal School, Civic and Community leaders met to plan. All of them
recognize the importance to the future of the Greater Cleveland to
teach Chinese to our youth and prepare them for the future. To
identify the way and the approach to take to reach out to the
community for funding and to explain the need and importance to teach
Chinese language to our youth. To invite other organization such as
Teacher's Union to joint this program. This working session gave
encouragement and confidence to all the attendee the hope and desire
to work hard to make this program a success.
I am very excited to see progress are been made in this area.
I am a true believer that through communication we will develop
understanding, through understanding we will find solution and peace.
To learn the language is a must in communication.
Anthony Y. Yen
Host-Producer, "Asian Hour" And Chinese Cultural Foundation
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