PAASSC
Great African American Chef In Berkeley
Banks White, executive chef at FIVE at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley, who is leaving to helm the kitchen in a new restaurant in New York City. Photo: Emilie Raguso (As a Berkeley resident I...
Mandarin Immersion Schools: Where We Stand in 2013
Reposted from Mandarin Immersion Parents Council (by Beth Weise) As educators from across the nation meet in Boston at the National Chinese Language Conference this weekend it seemed a good time to...
12 Common Myths and Misconceptions about Bilingual Children
The information for this infographic comes from Barbara Zurer Pearson’s book Raising a Bilingual Child. 12 Myth Misconceptions by...
Why It Takes A Leap of Faith to Enroll Your Child in a Language Immersion Program
Reposted from Spanglishbaby.com: I thought I knew *a lot* about dual immersion schools because I’ve been researching them for both the blog and our book for almost four years now, but now that my...
"Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."
PAASSC encourages and supports families through their journey in raising bilingual children.
About Us
PAASSC.com is the online presence for the Parents of African American Students Studying Chinese organization. While we provide a variety of meet-up opportunities for children and families in the Bay Area the goal of our website is to encourage and support families in their pursuit of a bilingual education for their child.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to increase the number of African American families that are enrolling their children in language immersion programs by raising awareness of the benefits of being bilingual and providing a network of support, research and resources that will assist families in navigating this process.
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Banks White, executive chef at FIVE at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley, who is...
By Heather Clydesdale (Reposted: Asia Society) “Parents, wait here.” In China, it is...
Reposted from Mandarin Immersion Parents Council (by Beth Weise) As educators from across...
The information for this infographic comes from Barbara Zurer Pearson’s book Raising a...
Reposted from Spanglishbaby.com: I thought I knew *a lot* about dual immersion schools...
Upper Elementary Principal & Chinese Immersion (Preschool-8) International School of...
As China’s investments in Africa grow, so has interest in the Chinese language...
Dear Caleb, When you were almost 2, we would drop off your cousin, Sydney, at her K-8...
Although your child attends a language immersion school you should still be aware of...
As a monolingual parent raising bilingual children I am a strong advocate of...