ASA to promote online Chinese Language Week

Albany Students’ Association (ASA) are adapting in preparation for New Zealand Chinese Language Week despite constraints from lockdown in Auckland. 

According to ASA’s Cultural Officer Linda Yan, ASA will be promoting two online activities running from Sunday 26 September until Saturday 2 October. The activities are run by the New Zealand Chinese Language Week (NZCLW) charitable trust. 

According to the organisers, NZCLW was designed to bridge the cultural and linguistic knowledge gap between China and New Zealand by offering fun and practical initiatives that assist Kiwis to learn Chinese.   

First on the agenda is the National Dumpling Day, which involves giveaways and prizes for participants on social media who take pictures and share their dumplings. 

“The idea is to encourage as many people as possible to celebrate Chinese language and culture,” NZCLW said. 

The second event - Five Days, Five Phrases Challenge - runs the whole week. Participants are encouraged to post videos attempting five Mandarin phrases and challenge their friends. ASA will be posting five phrases to try on their social media. 

“This can be as fun or as serious as you like, but it is a great way to show support for our growing Chinese community and tourists once the borders open up,” NZCLW said.