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Hong Kong Makes History on Ice

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:35:41 -0800

Editor note: Hong Kong pride takes many forms, sometimes it's on the ice. We're cheering on four Hong Kong athletes making history as the largest team ever sent to the Winter Olympics.

Contributed by Ben Parker

A record four athletes are representing Hong Kong in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy: Adrian Yung Hau-tsuen (Alpine skiing), Eloise King Yung-shih (Alpine Skiing), Darren Kwok Tsz-fung (Speed Skating), and Joey Lam Ching-yan (Speed Skating). Given it has a population of 7.5-7.7 million people with a subtropical climate, Hong Kong is not a place that would come to mind as a place to produce Winter Olympians. Yet here they are, sending four athletes to Milan, which is the most in its history.

As for what events they’ll be competing in, Adrian Yung will be competing in the men’s slalom and men’s giant slalom while Eloise King will be competing in the women’s slalom. Olympics.com provided a breakdown of the difference between slalom and giant slalom:

Giant Slalom

The fastest technical event, the giant slalom is contested over two heats on the same day. The times are added together, and the fastest total time determines the winner. The courses are different and skiers reach speeds of around 80 kph. The start of the second run is in reverse order from the top 30 rankings of the first run.

Slalom

The slalom is the most technical event in Alpine skiing with gates set very close together. Skiers need to perform fast turns and rapid changes of direction. Slalom has the...Read More

Wesleyan大學的廣東話學會

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:52:39 -0800

守護粵語上個月在 Zoom 上跟兩位在 Wesleyan 大學推廣廣東話教育的學生會面。從 2025 年二月開始，Wesleyan 大學的廣東話學會大力推廣文化交流，歷史研討和實習語言學習。在大二學生Charlotte Li 和 Ana Li 的領導下，此學會已成為了學生領導的國際交流的榜樣。Charlotte 是一位社會學，科學，科技和國際交流學專業的學生。在十三周的學期中的星期一及星期三負責學會的課程，以注重對話及文化的形式教課。Ana 則是政治，國際交流學及數據研究學專業的學生。她支持設辦學會的活動和内外溝通，並幫助學會成為校園裡的一項資源。
她們的任務明確：就是保衛廣東話的實用性和重要性。除了探索香港的歷史和其複雜的語言關係之外，還要讓學生擁有實習技巧，如能在香港機場有信心地自由行動。
每個學期此學會都會舉辦聚會並邀請學者及知名人士討論不同的話題，包括保衛語言和香港的政治歷史。這些活動引來了校園人士的參與和外來人的興趣。Charlotte 和 Ana 現正跟 Patricelli Center for Entrepreneurship 和 Wesleyan 大學 Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) 商議擴展學會的覆蓋及影響.
Charlotte 和 Ana 的貢獻並不限於課室裡。她們在進行一個聯繫語言，文化及行動的活動。Charlotte 說：「我們不但是在教廣東話，而是在創造一個空間以讓歷史，文化和人們能聚在一起聯繫。」Ana 還說：「我們此舉是為了確保我們的故事，尤其我們的語言，將會有一個將來。」在她們的領導下，廣東話學會正在迅速擴大，並引入其他人參與研討。
如果你希望與 Charlotte 和 Ana 聯絡，可以追蹤她們的社交媒體 LinkedIn，或者發電郵給她們。
Charlotte Li: LinkedIn，電郵
Ana Li: LinkedIn，電郵
Their mission is clear: to keep Cantonese alive and relevant. That includes exploring the history of Hong Kong and its complex relationship with the language, as well as equipping students with real-world skills—like how to navigate Hong Kong International Airport with confidence.
Each semester, the forum hosts invited panels featuring scholars and community leaders who speak on topics ranging from linguistic preservation to Hong Kong's political evolution. These events have sparked campus-wide conversations and drawn interest from key partners. Charlotte and Ana are currently in talks with the Patricelli Center for Entrepreneurship and Wesleyan's Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) to expand the forum's reach and impact.
But Charlotte and Ana's work goes far beyond the classroom. They're building a movement—one that connects language, identity, and action. "We're not just teaching Cantonese," says Charlotte. "We're creating a space where history, culture, and community come together." Ana adds, "This is about making sure our stories—and our language—have a future." With their leadership, the Cantonese...Read More

Join Our New Cantonese Practice Sessions!

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 14:00:05 -0700

We're excited to announce two new recurring Cantonese practice sessions designed to help learners at different levels connect, practice, and grow their language skills. Both sessions are limited to 10 participants each to ensure an intimate and effective learning environment.
Option 1: Conversational Cantonese Practice Sessions
Facilitators: Corinna and Federer
First Session: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Schedule: Every 2 weeks (every other Thursday)
Time: 5:30-6:15 PM PT
Level: Beginner to intermediate (flexible)
Capacity: Limited to 10 participants
Join us for informal Cantonese practice sessions that cover a wide variety of topics based on both facilitators' and participants' interests.
Topics will develop collaboratively as the sessions progress, creating a dynamic and engaging learning experience tailored to the group.
Option 2: Cantonese Pronunciation Foundations
Facilitator: A-Wàh
First Session: Friday, October 31, 2025
Schedule: Every 3 weeks
Time: 8:00-10:00 PM PT
Level: Beginners focused on pronunciation
Capacity: Limited to 10 participants
This foundation course is perfect for beginners who want to strengthen their Cantonese pronunciation skills. Sessions will cover pronunciation fundamentals and introduce romanization systems to help you build a solid foundation in spoken Cantonese.
How to Register
Save Cantonese 有新功能啦！
喺 Save Cantonese，我哋最鍾意就係啲可以用創意方式連繫香港文化嘅計劃。今次要介紹嘅就係 CantoPop地圖：一個由我哋義工 Devon Crebbin 製作嘅互動工具。
CantoPop地圖 俾你可以用廣東歌 MV 嘅角度去遊覽香港。地圖上嘅每個地點都代表住一個真實嘅拍攝場景。只要一 click，你就可以：
睇番 MV 入面拍攝嘅確實地點
跳到 MV 相應嘅時間片段
搵路線去嗰個地方
如果有得揀，仲可以用 Google 街景嚟望下
發掘唔止係歌手，仲有背後嘅製作人同參與者
仲有一個小遊戲：Cantopop Guesser，好似 geoguesser 咁，你要根據街景去估返邊首歌喺嗰度拍。
呢個計劃嘅背後故事都好有趣。當我哋嘅義工 Devon 為咗研究粵語人工智能而嚟到香港嘅時候，佢沉迷咗於 Cantopop，仲開始四圍尋找 MV 嘅拍攝場景。由一個人嘅小小尋寶遊戲，最後變成一個完整嘅互動地圖。依家已經有超過 1500 次瀏覽，仲畀雲浩影、Gareth T、Gordon Flanders、Moon Tang 等多位歌手留意同讚好！
未來嘅目標係將更多經典粵語歌加入地圖，咁樣無論係海外港人定係其他講廣東話嘅朋友，都可以透過呢啲 MV 場景重新感受香港嘅街道、文化同音樂。想像下：計劃去旅行時，跟住偶像 MV 嘅足跡去遊香港；又或者透過舊歌場景重拾青春記憶。
快啲嚟試下，睇下 CantoPop 會帶你去邊！
👉 立即探索 CantoPop地圖
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[New Feature] CantoPop Map

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:45:59 -0700

New feature alert!
At Save Cantonese, we love projects that connect people with Hong Kong culture in fresh and creative ways. That’s why we’re so excited to showcase CantoPop Map, an interactive tool created by one of our amazing volunteers, Devon Crebbin.
The CantoPop Map lets you explore Hong Kong through the lens of Cantonese music videos. Each pin on the map represents a real filming location. With just a click, you can:
See the exact spot where the video was filmed
Jump to the timestamp in the music video
Get directions to the location
Peek at Google Street View (when available)
Discover not just artists, but also the behind-the-scenes contributors who make Cantopop possible
There’s even a game built in: Cantopop Guesser, a geoguesser-style challenge where you match a Street View location to the right music video.
The story behind the project is just as fun. While researching Cantonese AI and living in Hong Kong, Devon dove deep into Cantopop, tracking down music video spots across the city. What started as a personal scavenger hunt soon became a fully interactive map, one that’s already been visited more than 1,500 times and even caught the attention of artists like 雲浩影, Gareth T, Gordon Flanders, and Moon Tang.
The vision for CantoPop Map is bigger still: to include classics alongside modern favorites, giving overseas Hong Kongers and Cantonese speakers everywhere a way to reconnect with the city’s streets, culture, and songs. Imagine planning a trip to Hong Kong and retracing the steps of your favorite artist, or rediscovering the songs of your youth through the places where they were filmed.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Keith Tse

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:56:57 -0700

At Save Cantonese, we are immensely grateful for volunteers who bring passion, insight, and dedication to our mission. Today, we are honored to shine the spotlight on Keith Tse (謝嘉麒), a scholar based in the UK whose writing and advocacy have been invaluable to our movement.
Who Is Keith Tse?
Keith Tse is a linguist and writer based in the United Kingdom, with deep roots in the study of Chinese dialects.
His interests lie at the intersection of ideology, culture, and language. Cantonese. His native dialect as a Hong Konger, has been central to both his academic work and personal identity. Through his blog essays, Keith has contributed thoughtful perspectives on language planning, heritage language activism, and sociolinguistics, especially as they relate to Cantonese and the challenges it faces in diasporic communities.
How Keith Contributes to Save Cantonese
From the earliest days of our coalition, Keith has been a steady and thoughtful voice in our campaign. He joined Save Cantonese in early 2021 after signing the petition to preserve Dr. Dennig’s Cantonese post at Stanford University, becoming one of our very first members, despite having no direct ties to Stanford.
Writing & Advocacy
Keith has penned multiple essays and blog posts for us (and related platforms), including:
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[Opinion] Why Save Cantonese: A Matter of Life and Death

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:30:34 -0700

“Why Save Cantonese?”
Ryan Talvola 泰瑞陽, Campaign Executive, Save Cantonese
Summary: In his reflection, our Campaign Executive Ryan Talvola shares why saving Cantonese is not just about culture and heritage, but about empathy, survival, and building a more compassionate world. His story reminds us that protecting Cantonese means protecting lives and communities.
When people ask me, “why save Cantonese?” they often mean to ask me directly, but don’t for fear of being seen as impolite, “why are you saving Cantonese?”. They expect answers about gongs and firecrackers from a Chinese New Year parade; they expect something mystical or even obsessive. I instead tell them that Cantonese is a matter of life and death.
In May 2021, 84-year-old Jean Chang Kan Fung passed away after California Highway Patrol officers dropped her off at the wrong location, miles from her home, because they did not speak Cantonese. Alan Wong, former City College of San Francisco Board President, recalls stepping in to interpret for a woman with a “big purple eye” at the hospital. It was a stroke of fate he was there, else she would have not received the necessary care, since nobody else there spoke Cantonese. When I tell people the importance of saving Cantonese, I tell them about the history of Chinese immigration to America and the communities today where Cantonese remains the language of day-to-day life; I tell them about turns of phrase like “it would have been better to birth a piece of char siu...Read More

Hiring Opportunity for Chinese/Cantonese PhD Graduates at UC Berkeley

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:52:20 -0700

Update: The application has now closed. Follow us for future opportunities!
UC Berkeley’s School of Education is hiring for a tenured or tenure-track position focused on AAPI issues, especially bilingual education. Tenured applicants may also be considered for a Faculty Director appointment. This could be a great opportunity to help develop the leading R-1 Cantonese-Mandarin bilingual teacher authorization program, where you could shape this new program with strong support from the institution and the community.
Know someone who might be a good fit? Share this post or check out the job details here: UC Berkeley Job Posting.
You can also email us if you have any questions or need more info!
Let’s continue to expand Cantonese education and keep our community strong!
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Hangout & Acoustic Set with Chanpan

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:23:22 -0700

Head over to our Instagram to see the post-event highlights!
Join us for a memorable evening of music, culture, and community at Hangout & Acoustic Set with Chanpan on Monday, September 30th! Hosted by On Waverly and brought to you by Save Cantonese in collaboration with ASIAN, Inc. and Chanpan, this event promises to be an engaging night of acoustic jams, great conversation, and delicious Asian snacks — all in the heart of San Francisco.
Event Details:
Date: Monday, September 30th
Time: 5:30-7 pm PDT
Location: On Waverly, 162 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA
Admission: Free (RSVP is appreciated!)
What to Expect:
This isn’t just a concert — it’s a chance to connect with community leaders, artists, and advocates passionate about Asian American culture and advocacy. NYC-based band Chanpan will take the stage for an intimate acoustic performance, followed by a community discussion led by band members Grace Dumdaw, Lance Tran, and Matthew Tran. These talented individuals bring unique perspectives from their experiences in TV, politics, and community organizing, making this a truly special event.
As Save Cantonese, we are thrilled to sponsor this event as part of...Read More