Chinese Program at UIC

04/12/2026

Join us for this semester's last teatime and talk about your summer plans.

03/15/2026

大家好，欢迎同学们来周一的茶话会，了解中国传统建筑。
Hello! Join Lin laoshi at Monday’s teatime to learn some key features of traditional Chinese architecture and explore ways to appreciate them.

02/17/2026

大家欢度春节，写春联，包饺子，用中文说吉利话，很开心，祝大家马年开开心心，马上心想事成！ It was a fun Lunar New Year celebration. It was very special that we celerated the coming of the spring season and the Year of Horse as a community. Students presented their New Year poster design in Chinese full of good luck symoblisms. Special thank you to Meng laoshi who made delicious dumplings, noodles and even two birthday cakes for students for their birthdays today. It felt like a family reunion. A special thank you to our Chinese Minor alumna Iris for drawing the perfect horse for the event's center piece, and thank you to our current peer tutors, Jay, Craig, and Alejandro and students 快点儿 and Axel for helping the event's preparations. We were joined by Irina laoshi (from Study Abroad) and Yi Wen laoshi (from UAAT Scholarship proram). This year, we have 6 students going to Taiwan on the UAAT scholarship. We are so excited that they will be spending the summer at National Tsing Hua University and National Taiwan University. 祝大家马年大吉，万事如意！

02/13/2026

The Year of the Horse is upon us! We are excited to invite you to the Chinese Program’s Lunar New Year celebration.

Join us on Monday from 11:00 AM–2 PM as we celebrate the arrival of the spring season and the Year of the Horse together.
春节是华人最大的节日，大家一起欢庆新年，祝一年好运！

This will be a casual, festive event—please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows. Activities include:
New Year Wish Wall
Learning about Chinese couplets (春联) and creating your own
Traditional window papercutting
Dumpling making
Voting for CHIN200 students’ New Year poster design
Trivia games with prizes

Snacks and light refreshments.

Dress code: A touch of red is always appreciated – most importantly, come comfortable and join us as you are.

We look forward to celebrating with you！

中文系的老师们 🐎

02/07/2026

欢迎大家来星期一的茶话会，这次我们聊一聊汉语方言。 Join Monday’s Teatime to learn about the diverse varieties of Chinese.

02/02/2026

https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/job/R0820143/Medical-Scribe-Bilingual-Cantonese-Required

Oak Street Health reached out to share a medical scriber position open for application at their Chinatown location. Cantonese is required.

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01/31/2026

农历新年快到了，欢迎大家来星期一的茶话会，聊一聊12生肖 。The Lunar New Year is around the corner. Join Monday’s Teatime to warm up for the Year of the Horse! We will learn about the 12 zodiac animals and the culture behind them.

12/19/2025

A colleague forwarded this job post with Chase. Looks like a good fit for alums with Chinese proficiency and data skills. FYI.

https://jpmc.fa.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/210685297

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11/09/2025

同学们好！下雪啦，大家注意保暖！❄️
Hi everyone! It’s snowing—stay warm out there! ❄️

欢迎大家周一来参加中文茶话会，一起喝茶、聊天、放松一下～
You’re all welcome to join the Chinese Tea Chat on Monday—come have some tea, chat, and relax together! ☕😊

11/02/2025

We're excited to announce a new Gen-ed course in spring 2026 - CHIN 210 Understanding Contemporary China Through Shanghai! This course fulfills a Selective Option for Minor in Chinese, and fulfills two categories for Gen-Ed: Exploring World Cultures and Individual and Society. This course is taught in English for the widest accessibility. Students with proficiency in Chinese also have the option to receive bilingual texts to deepen your cultural knowledge while learning from authentic language input. This course draws from Meng Laoshi’s research area. You will benefit not only from a critical, nuanced depth understanding of China, but also benefit from Meng laoshi’s scholarly expertise.

10/26/2025

Join us for a Midterm Study Hall!