2013 National Chinese Language Conference

Engage the Future

Hao Ping, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China.

Christopher Livaccari, Director, Chinese Language Initiatives, Asia Society; Jianhua Bai, Professor of Chinese, Kenyon College, OH; Lucy Chu Lee, Chinese Language Teacher, Livingston High School, NJ; Xin Li, Chinese Language Teacher, Walnut Hills Elementary, Greenville, MI; Heidi Steele, Language Teacher, Peninsula School District, WA.

Deborah S. Delisle, Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.

Winners of the International Chinese Bridge Student Competition.

Sara Judge McCalpin, President, China Institute in America; Sigrid Berka, Executive Director, International Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island; Der-lin Chao, Director, Chinese Flagship Program, Hunter College, City University of New York (and President, Chinese Language Teachers Association); Robert E. Murowchick, Director, International Center for East Asian Archaeology and Cultural History, Boston University.

Henrietta H. Fore, Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, Asia Society.

Xu Lin, Chief Executive and Director-General, Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban).

Anthony Jackson, Vice President for Education, Asia Society; Marcos Aguilar, Executive Director, Semillas Community Schools, Los Angeles; Nicole Boudreaux, World Language Specialist, Lafayette Parish School System; Roger F. Harris, President, CEO, and Superintendent, Boston Renaissance Charter Public School Foundation; Gregg Roberts, World Languages and Dual Immersion Specialist, Utah State Office of Education.

Guest artist Yang Ying performing with the Medfield Jazz Band.

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Asia Society, the College Board, and Primary Source were very proud to present the sixth annual National Chinese Language Conference April 7–9, 2013. It was the largest convening to date, with nearly 1,300 participants gathered in Boston.

The conference featured more than 150 speakers in 75 breakout sessions; targeted visits to eight schools with innovative Chinese language programs in the Boston area; and extended workshops on critical areas like technology and language research. Plenary sessions featured nearly 80 student performers, from first grade through graduate school, with a focus on those who have attained high levels of Chinese language proficiency. (Photos by Gail Fischer – full set here.)