News and Events
Happy New Year!
February 7, 2008
Year of the Rat
NEW YEAR'S EVENTS:RIACA (Rhode Island Association of Chinese Americans) Chinese New Year's Celebration 2008
- Date: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008
- Location: Bryant University Multipurpose Activity Center, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI
- Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, with a lunch break ($5.00) from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
China Adoption With Love New Year Celebration 2008
- Date: Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008
- Location: Christina’s, 2 Washington St., Route 1, Foxboro, MA
- Time: Noon – 3:00 pm (Lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm w/ dessert and tea following; Check-in at the door required, starting at 11:30 am)
- Directions: Christina's is located about 5 miles north of Exit 14A on Route 495 and less than a mile north of Foxboro Stadium on Route 1. Christina's phone number is: 508-668-2000.
FCC CT/RI/Cent MA New Year Celebration 2008
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008
- Location: North Kingstown High School, N. Kingstown, RI
- Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (meal included)
- Directions:
From North: Take 95 South to Exit 9 (Route 4), and get off at Exit 5A (Route 102 South - Wickford). At end of exit ramp stay on 102 South. Go to 3rd traffic light and turn right onto Route 1 South. Go 1/4 mile and turn left on Annaquatucket Road. Go 1/2 mile and turn at the 4th left onto Fairway Drive. The school is directly on the right.
From South: From 95 North take Exit 3 (Route 138 East - Newport/URI). Follow 138 East until you come to junction with Route 1. Turn left at light onto Route 1 North. At first traffic light stay right on Route 1 North. Go 1/4 mile and turn right on Annaquatucket Road. Go 1/2 mile and turn at the 4th left onto Fairway Drive. The school is directly on the right.Chinese New Year’s Celebration at the University of Rhode Island
1. URI website for the Chinese New Year Celebration is up. Please check this
link with your family and your friends. http://www.uri.edu/chinesenewyear/2. Mei Mei’s update for parents who have children performing at URI, please check this link What’s New! on the Home Page of www.meimeiandme.com.
3. Information related to our performance at URI:
Place to meet: Ballroom of Memorial Union
Time to meet: 11:15am sharp, Feb.17, Sunday, 2008
Time for lunch: 11:30am at Ballroom of Memorial Union for performers & families
Rehearsal: 1:00pm
Rehearsal place: the Rehearsal Room (in the Concert Hall of The Fine Arts Building) across from the Concert Hall. We will be given directions on the day to the Hall.
Performance time for our children: Approx. 2:45pm (the 3rd act)
Costume: Chinese clothes (if available), a top, or an apron, but allowing for easy movement
Make up: by parents or at rehearsal time
Contact person (if needed): Dr. Lu Wei’s cell phone number is: 509-339-3111. Dr. Yan Ma’s cell phone number is: 401-419-8487.4. Directions to URI Ballroom in the Memorial Union:
http://www.mu.uri.edu/facility/directions.html (see below also):By Car From the North:
Take I-95 South to R.I. Exit 9
(a left-lane exit onto Rte. 4 South). Follow Rte. 4
to Rte. 1 South until you reach Rte. 138 West, just past the Holiday Inn. (Don’t take the first Rte. 138 exit—this would take you east to Newport.) Travel approximately 4 miles on Rte. 138; URI will be on the right. Come through the main entrance on Upper College Road, take Campus Ave to Lower College Road. Turn right onto Lower College Road and the Union will be at the end of the circle. Parking is available behind the Union.
By Car From the South:Take I-95 North to R.I. Exit 3A
to Rte. 138 East. URI is about 7 miles down Rte. 138, on the left. Come through the main entrance on Lower College Road, take Campus Ave to Lower College Road. Turn right onto Lower College Road and the Union will be at the end of the circle. Parking is available behind the Union.
LANGUAGE LEARNING:
On COX Communications Cable of RI
• Play and Learn CHINESE with Mei Mei - Vol. 7
NEW! Watch it now on COX!
Let's Visit Dawei Village
• Channel 13 *: Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.
October 4th and October 11th
* Channel 13 services all of RI.
• Channel 18 **: Mondays at 8:00 p.m.
October 1st, 8th,15th and 22nd
** Channel 18 services: Providence, N. Providence, Warwick, W. Warwick, Coventry and East Greenwich
Don't miss Mei Mei's complete Play & Learn CHINESE series!
• Now playing on Channel 13, every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., continuously for another year to come.
NEW PRODUCTS:
NEW! Let’s Write Chinese with Mei Mei
This special set of two workbooks is intended as a first guide to writing characters for everyone. It is meant to be user-friendly (especially for younger children), with large characters to copy and imitate. These workbooks will be a great help to any student of Chinese in any setting, from the weekly class to the fun of just practicing at home! The first volume presents the most common nouns, verbs, and adjectives selected by Mei Mei to be the most practical. The second volume builds on the first by combining previously learned characters to form new expressions.
Features include:
The Table of Contents lists all the most common words and/or phrases.
Simplified characters with stroke orders, Pinyin, and English translations.
Each workbook contains 176 "daily use" words or phrases.
The character blocks are of a large comfortable size - plenty of room for small hands to practice.
A perfect activity for parents to share with their child - educational activity that rises to the level of art with practice.
Learning all of these characters will easily enable students to combine and recombine words and phrases into hundreds of new complete sentences in order to express their own thoughts and feelings.
NEW FOR OCTOBER 2007,
NOW AVAILABLE! Let’s Play Games (Vol. 6)Let's Play Games. presents popular Chinese games as played by children in China today. Come join Mei Mei and learn Mandarin Chinese the fun and easy way. Mei Mei introduces nine delightful games using practical sentences, and additionally provides a Quick Review to reinforce all of these useful expressions. All language is presented in English, Pinyin, and Chinese characters. Contents: nine games
"Mei Mei's teaching methods are highly effective and entertaining. Playing games is a great aid in learning Chinese. Children will find learning with Mei Mei a truly joyful experience which will cultivate their love for not only the language, but also the culture."
- Li Wang, Ph. D., Curator of East Asian Collection, Brown University
To order, go to the Video page [click here].
NEW FOR JANUARY 2008,
NOW AVAILABLE! Let’s Visit Dawei Village (Vol. 7)Let’s Visit Dawei Village, filmed in Dawei village near Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province. This exciting video explores life in a contemporary village. Join with the children of Dawei as they attend school, do homework, play games, work on the farm, and enjoy weekend activities. All language is presented in English, Pinyin, and Chinese characters.
Contents: * Transportation * Schoolyard Sports and Games * After-school Activities * Farm Chores * Weekend Activities
To order, go to the Video page [click here].
DOWNLOADS:
Download Free Transcripts of the Videos (Vols. 1, 2, and 3) for Home Study!Go to our Resources page and download these great educational aids for use with your own children or students. They are the same ones Mei Mei uses with her students and will work hand in hand with the video to give children (and parents) lots of characters for reading and writing practice!
Cultural Lessons - Schedules for Spring 2008
For more information or registration form, please call: (401) 723-4440 or
e-mail us at: meimeihu@meimeiandme.comSaturdays: 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
January 19 April 12
February 2 April 26
March 1 May 10
March 15 May 24
March 29
Sundays: 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sundays: 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
January 20 April 13
February 3 April 27
March 2 May 11
March 16 May 25
March 30
Note: Classes are open to children aged 3 years and older — register early to ensure placement.
