Language question

[usctrojancpa]

Yeah I think Mrs. Simpson is going to be a stay at home mommy when we have kids.  I guess they are going to learn broken Mandarin. :-\

Mrs. Simpson can go to Mommy and Me Mandarin classes and brush up her language too.

Maybe I can join Mrs. Simpson, I should probably pick up Madnarin so I can get FCB clients. 

 

[roundcorners]

Who needs to learn a second language, when you're charming, use body language and have this...

 

[irvinehomeshopper]

Chinese Cultural Center on Roosevelt behind Icicle Stripmall offers language classes for all ages. Princeton Review is available as your kid becomes older.

When we have kids we are going to try to teach and speak to them in Cantonese and Mandarin.  My wife and I were both born here so our Chinglish might not survive...

That's pretty hard if both you and your wife are working full time.  My wife and I are pretty fluent in our different native tongues (1.5 generation from my Asian Am class) but speak to each other in American. Older generation parents are perfect for this but having multiple generations under one roof is a no no in my book.  I'll need a wok room with heavy duty ventilation if that ever happens.  Hopefully Irvine will have a Chinese preschool soon.  And no, I don't count the illegal ones where the mainlanders drop off their kids at a house.

 

[ps99472]

Chinese Cultural Center on Roosevelt behind Icicle Stripmall offers language classes for all ages. Princeton Review is available as your kid becomes older.

When we have kids we are going to try to teach and speak to them in Cantonese and Mandarin.  My wife and I were both born here so our Chinglish might not survive...

That's pretty hard if both you and your wife are working full time.  My wife and I are pretty fluent in our different native tongues (1.5 generation from my Asian Am class) but speak to each other in American. Older generation parents are perfect for this but having multiple generations under one roof is a no no in my book.  I'll need a wok room with heavy duty ventilation if that ever happens.  Hopefully Irvine will have a Chinese preschool soon.  And no, I don't count the illegal ones where the mainlanders drop off their kids at a house.

website is hardcore in chinese.. google translate not working too well..

here's the yelp review
http://www.yelp.com/biz/south-coast-chinese-cultural-association-irvine

they got an indoor basketball court! 

Assume they are taiwanese since the website is in traditional?

 

[WoodburyDad]

The indoor basketball court over at the Cultural Center is very nice
It's busy on weekends with all kinds of kids leagues and games taking place

 

[ps99472]

Can you walk in? Or for Chinese only?  Might be nice to take my daughter there to play some 2 year old pick up games..

 

[WoodburyDad]

Can you walk in? Or for Chinese only?  Might be nice to take my daughter there to play some 2 year old pick up games..

Everyone is welcome
Walk in and watch the different age group games and practices.
When she's old enough she may want to play on one of the teams
You can volunteer to be a coach or assistant

 

[WoodburyDad]

An added benefit is there's a very good academic enrichment center (tutoring) located across the street :-*