SERIES: Pengyous of Beijing
Posted onProject Pengyou intern, Tammy Tian, collects slices of life from Pengyous in Beijing in this eighth installment of the Humans of New York-inspired photo in series.
Breaking the Ice: China and its Neighbors Hold Historic Meetings to Improve Relations
Posted onIn case you missed it, China has been making efforts towards normalizing relations with historical rivals and neighbors in the last month.
VIDEO: Asia Society’s Great LOL of China Episode includes Team Pengyou’s Devin
Posted onThrough this lighthearted video, Devin Nickell, Community Engagement Manager for Team Pengyou along with her a capella group in Beijing, 京Sing (Jing Sing) helped Jesse show how although the tonal nature of Chinese might be frustrating at times, it can also be musical!
4 Chinese Ghost Stories You Should Know
Posted onHalloween is not a traditional Chinese holiday, and the exposure most Chinese people have to it is through their Western friends. Although more Chinese young people are getting their ghoul on on Oct. 31st, there are already many popular scary stories and legends in Chinese folklore! Read on to discover four truly blood-curdling monsters in Chinese mythology.
PHOTOS: Project Pengyou Leadership Training Summit Fall ’15
Posted onOur third annual Project Pengyou Leadership Training Summit has come to a close! Here are some of the photo highlights from the event. For a full recap, read our blog post.
Project Pengyou Leadership Training Summit Fall 2015 at UC Berkeley
Posted onWith each summit, we are learning with the Fellows how we as a community can be better, more focused, and hone in on what bridges really need to be built between the US and China. After the first two cohorts of Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows returned home, they laid the groundwork for campus chapters across the nation. Through their hard work, we have glimpsed what this network is capable of achieving together.
EVENT: The Current State of US-China Relations: A Fireside Chat with the “Original China Hands”
Posted onJoin Project Pengyou in Berkeley for a candid discussion with John Thomson and Tom Gold, two of the earliest Americans to work and study in China after US-China normalized relations in 1979.
Scholarship Opportunities to Study Abroad in High School
Posted onMost research on language study shows that the younger you start, the easier language acquisition is, so why not go to China as early as possible? We’ve put together a list of programs for high schoolers of programs with funding options!
Meet the Fall 2015 Leadership Fellows!
Posted onWe are proud to announce our new class of Fall 2015 Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows!