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See that not only Vietnamese food is being popularized the languge is getting a place in U.S. This contradict with many the idotic and moronic kpop worshipers think Vietnamese language is ugly. The re is no ugly language there is only language that no one use and or dying which in is case not Vietnamese. The strength of Vietnamese language compare to other Asian is the ease of learning, roman alphabets blends with french and tradition Vietnamese. Vietnamese just need to popularize their pop and entertainment culture which require economic growth.
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DeMille is next to the largest business and cultural district for Vietnamese Americans outside of Vietnam. Moreover, Orange County boasts 300,000-plus Vietnamese Americans, making it the biggest Vietnamese expatriate community in the world — and home to former refugees who are now mayors, city council members — even a state senator.
Many local Asian leaders, in television interviews and at events around the county, lend their support to the dual-immersion track, in which students get half of their instruction in Vietnamese and half in English. The kids switch classrooms before lunchtime.
School officials plan to add an extra grade to the track each year, until a significant portion of students in kindergarten through sixth grade has the chance to study the Vietnamese language and culture.
Principal Shannon Villanueva championed the program: "I live in this community, and this is what I'd want for my own children. We talk about being 21st century learners, and this is exactly that."
No matter the language or lesson, the first month of school is crucial for setting classroom rules and adjusting to routines.
Why Orange County kindergartners are learning Vietnamese and English - LA Times
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DeMille is next to the largest business and cultural district for Vietnamese Americans outside of Vietnam. Moreover, Orange County boasts 300,000-plus Vietnamese Americans, making it the biggest Vietnamese expatriate community in the world — and home to former refugees who are now mayors, city council members — even a state senator.
Many local Asian leaders, in television interviews and at events around the county, lend their support to the dual-immersion track, in which students get half of their instruction in Vietnamese and half in English. The kids switch classrooms before lunchtime.
School officials plan to add an extra grade to the track each year, until a significant portion of students in kindergarten through sixth grade has the chance to study the Vietnamese language and culture.
Principal Shannon Villanueva championed the program: "I live in this community, and this is what I'd want for my own children. We talk about being 21st century learners, and this is exactly that."
No matter the language or lesson, the first month of school is crucial for setting classroom rules and adjusting to routines.
Why Orange County kindergartners are learning Vietnamese and English - LA Times