Cantonese classes at the Chinatown campus are about more than just language instruction. They build bridges across cultures and generations while honoring the community that still lives in San Francisco’s Chinatown. That’s why our community leaders, alumni, and students continue to advocate for an additional Cantonese instructor at the Chinatown campus.
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Cantonese has come under attack internationally and here in the Bay Area, from the closure of Hong Kong Language Learning Association (港語學) to the CCSF Cantonese program dropping from 5 instructors to only 1.
Yu says she was told by Chair Garcia-Denson that there is not room enough in the budget for more than three classes per year, a state of affairs which could prove to be a meaningful roadblock to meeting state certificate standards, or requirements for certificates for transfer to state universities.
State auditors in early April warned the California Community College Chancellor’s office to act quickly in order to remain independent, deeming the college “not currently stable,” citing its ineffective attempts at reducing its costs necessary to supplement the 35% enrollment decline over the past eight years, which resulted in the college tapping into its reserves.
