Teachers at Oregon Hope Chinese School are native speakers who are well versed in Chinese culture. At the same time, they’re trained to teach in the “American style,” which encourages student participation, individual expression, and creativity.
Min Kong: School Director
Kon laoshi has spent her entire adult life as an educator. She was trained in Changsha Early Childhood Teachers’ school and earned her BA in music education from Hunan Normal University in China. She was a faculty member at Yiyang City University Music Department until she immigrated to the United States.
In 2005, she established Oregon Hope Chinese School with her colleagues. She developed the curriculum for the school. In addition to serving as School Director, Min also teaches the preschool, summer camp, and Saturday kindergarten and Chinese immersion classes. Min brings meaningful learning experience to her students by explaining the formation of Chinese characters through interesting stories and pictures, engaging students in fun and friendly learning environment. She gives her students great experiences performing at community culture celebration events.
Min is also a member of the National Music Teacher Association and Oregon Music Teacher Association. She engages her students in musical activities such as singing and instrumental playing to nurture student’s Chinese language tonality and rhythm. She is also a church pianist and piano instructor.
Miao Li
Li Laoshi was born and raised in Beijing, China, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Capital Normal University. She worked for many years at a well-known company in China, where she was involved in corporate training, education, marketing, and other professional roles.
In 2023, Li Laoshi and her family immigrated to Portland and joined OHCS. She is passionate about Chinese language education and hopes her child will continue learning Chinese. With a deep commitment to teaching, she is eager to help more people learn authentic Chinese. Li Laoshi values every student, strives to spark their interest in learning, and is known for her patience and sense of responsibility. She currently teaches preschool and Saturday School classes.
Jin Yue
Jin laoshi grown up in North China. She attended colleges in both South Korean and Canada:
Family science of Social Science bachelor’s degree – SungKyunKwan University in South Korean
Early Childhood Education Diploma –George Brown College in Canada
After graduating, she worked with children of preschool, kindergarten, school age in public school. Additionally, she was a part of West Toronto Support Service where she volunteered for seniors’ program in Toronto, Canada. Jin Laoshi moved to Portland with her husband who works at a high-teach company. Jin laoshi is currently teaching preschool, kindergarten, after school, and Saturday school classes.
Bailin Kai
Kai laoshi grew up in Northen China. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She worked in an American trading company for 8 years. In 2016 she moved to Portland Oregon and went to Portland States University to earn certifications in Human Resources and Communication and Medical Interpreter Certification. Kai laoshi joined our team when she enrolled her son in our school to learn Chinese. She enjoys working with her students and parents.
Xin Zhou
Zhou lao shi graduated from Shenyang Institute of Engineering majoring in Economic Management. She worked in the business field before coming to the USA. Zhou laoshi taught in different schools before taking a second grade instructor position at OHCS in 2015. Her educational philosophy is: Respect each child’s individual differences and get happiness from self-discovery! Show confidence!
Ying Liu
Holding a BA from Beijing Institute of Education, Liu laoshi has been teaching Chinese since 1989. She has taught many private and public schools Chinese Mandarin classes including Lincoln High School and West Sylvan. She is one of the OHCS founding teachers teaching at OHCS since 2005. She is very experienced with advanced students. She believes all her students can get very good at Mandarin as long as they keep learning and do their best.
Luo ChwannJian
Luo laoshi graduated from Taiwan National University, Chinese language and literature Deptment in 1969. Since then, he taught Chinese in high school for 35 years. After retiring, Luo laoshi moved to Portland to stay close to his children. He joined OHCS in 2005 when the school was established. He was very excited that he could continue to pass on his knowledge to the next generation in US and help his students to improve their language skills. He is a great resource for the school, and he is very well respected by parents, students, and all the instructors.
Meili Dong
Dong laoshi is originally from Beijing, China, where she graduated from medical school and worked as a pediatric doctor for 30 years. She always dreamed of becoming a teacher, and that dream came true when she moved to the United States. She earned her degree in Early Childhood Education from PCC and began her second career as a Mandarin teacher. Over the past 23 years, Dong laoshi have taught in several educational settings, including Yumiao Chinese Immersion Preschool, Woodstock Elementary School, and Hope Chinese School. Teaching and interacting with students bring her a lot of joy.
Sussan He
He laoshi holds a Master degree in Education. She taught in both China and US for more than 20 years. She loves to engage her students in fun and exciting activities while learning. She enjoys teaching and working with her students.
Master Jiamin Gao 高佳敏: Wu Shu and Tai Chi instructor
Master Shaowen 喻绍文: Wu Shu and Tai Chi instructor
More information on our Wu Shu class can be found here: OHCS Wu Shu Kung Fu Class
Guozhong Zhuang: Go Instructor
Zhuang laoshi holds a Ph. D. of Computer Sciences, from Purdue University. He is ranked AGA 6 dan, and has more than 23 years of playing experince. His students win numerous rewards from Go Tournaments each year.
Li-jian Liu: Chinese Painting instructor
Liu laoshi has more than fifty years of Chinese painting experience. She is very passionate in Chinese painting since she was a child. Growing up during the Culture Revelation, there wasn’t much opportunity for education and learning. She taught herself variety of Chinese painting skills by imitating classic artworks from well-known Chinese painting artists and reading Chinese painting books. When she retired and immigrated to US, she devoted most of her time in practicing Chinese painting and teaching the Chinese painting class at OHCS. She loves to train her students to draw animals, plants, landscaping, and people with Chinese ink and brush.
Qi Chu: Folk Dance instructor
Chu laoshi has been a dancer since a very young age. She joined OHCS in 2005 when the school was established. Since then, she has been teaching folk dance class. Her dance is very elegant and graceful. Her students love to dance with her. When they perform in the community culture events, they always get great compliments.
Xing wang: Chinese Calligraphy instructor
Wang laoshi has more than 40 years of Chinese Calligraphy experience. He is very patient with children. He loves to pass his skill to the younger generation.