Community Links

Cantonese Classes, Certification, and Other Support in Local Communities

Bilingual Authorization in Cantonese with Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California

• Graduate College of education, San Francisco State University

Cantonese-English Bilingual Programs offered by San Francisco Public Schools

• San Francisco Unified School District

  • Language Assessment Tests for Cantonese and other languages

  • Over 75% of all of the Chinese children served by this school district are Cantonese speakers.

Cantonese Classes Offered by Community Colleges and Other Public Schools

• City College of San Francisco

• College of Alameda

  • According to their college catalog: "The Cantonese Program at COA provides courses that satisfy Foreign Language requirements at 4-year colleges and universities, provides marketable foreign language skills and offers cultural enrichment."

• Oakland High School

Cantonese Classes Offered by Community Organizations

• 育才中文學校 American Chinese School

• 西谷中文學校 West Valley Chinese Language School

• 親子書坊 Books and Me

• 博愛中文學校 Berryessa Chinese School

Cantonese at San Jose State University

• Cantonese can be used to fulfill Chinese Majors' second world language requirement: "Chinese Majors must also take one year of a second world language, ancient or modern (or the equivalent; conversational Cantonese fulfills this requirement). Have your counselor check with the SJSU Department of World Languages and Literatures for approval of second language."

Cantonese Storytime

• San Carlos Library, Saturdays, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Cantonese Programs for Heritage or Foreign Language Learners in Other Locations (A Sample):

• U.S.:

  • Brigham Young University

    • Foreign Language Achievement Test in Cantonese

  • Cornell University

  • Ohio State University

  • New York University

    • Placement Test in Cantonese

    • Proficiency Test in Cantonese

    • "Speaking Freely: Travel Without a Suitcase" teaches languages including Cantonese

• Overseas:

  • University of British Columbia (UBC)

    • Cantonese Placement Test

    • Cantonese to fulfill UBC's foreign language requirement

  • University of Toronto- School of Continuing Studies

    • Language and Translation Certificates in Cantonese

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Institute of Languages

Community Groups

• The San Francisco Cantonese Enthusiasts

• Facebook groups for Cantonese parents

  • Cantonese Parents - SF Bay Area - South Bay

  • Cantonese Parents

Cultural Centers and Associations

• Chinese Progressive Association-San Francisco

• Chinese Historical Society of America

• Chinese Culture Center-San Francisco

• Hong Kong Association of Northern California

• North American Chinese Sociologists Association

• San Francisco Chinatown Resource Guide: Community Organizations

On-Campus Departments

Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project: the majority of the workers were Cantonese speakers

• People in the project

• Press releases

Stanford Archaeology Center

• Stanford Archaeology Center Main Page

• Past Event about Cantonese people: Association Heritage in Early Chinatowns in North America

Center for East Asian Studies

• CEAS Main Page

• Upcoming Events

• East Asia Internships

Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

• DLCL Main Page

• Stanford Language Center

East Asian Languages and Cultures

• EAS Main Page

• Professor Chaofen Sun

The Stanford Chinese Program

• Main Page

• Professor Chaofen Sun

Stanford Student Groups

• Asian American Students' Association

• Hong Kong Student Association

• Undergraduate Chinese American Association