{"id":54,"date":"2018-02-26T20:38:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregon-hope.org?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-06-10T01:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T01:13:56","slug":"teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oregon-hope.org\/index.php\/teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Teachers \u8001\u5e08\u7b80\u4ecb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teachers at Oregon Hope Chinese School are native speakers who are well versed in Chinese culture. At the same time, they\u2019re trained to teach in the \u201cAmerican style,\u201d which encourages student participation, individual expression, and creativity.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

In 2005, she established Oregon Hope Chinese School with her colleagues. She developed the curriculum for the school.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 She gives her students great experiences performing at community culture celebration events.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s Chinese language tonality and rhythm. She is also a church pianist and piano instructor.<\/p>\n

Miao Li<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Li Laoshi was born and raised in Beijing, China, and earned her bachelor\u2019s 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.
\nIn 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.<\/p>\n

Jin Yue<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Jin laoshi grown up in North China. She attended colleges in both South Korean and Canada:<\/p>\n

Family science of Social Science bachelor’s degree \u2013 SungKyunKwan University in South Korean<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education Diploma \u2013George Brown College in Canada<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 Jin Laoshi moved to Portland with her husband who works at a high-teach company.\u00a0 Jin laoshi is currently teaching preschool, kindergarten, after school, and Saturday school classes.<\/p>\n

Bailin Kai <\/strong><\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0 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. \u00a0Kai laoshi joined our team when she enrolled her son in our school to learn Chinese.\u00a0 She enjoys working with her students and parents.<\/p>\n

Xin Zhou<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zhou lao shi graduated from Shenyang Institute of Engineering majoring in Economic Management. She worked in the business field before coming to the USA.\u00a0 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!<\/p>\n

Ying Liu\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Holding a BA from Beijing Institute of Education, Liu laoshi has been teaching Chinese since 1989.\u00a0 She has taught many private and public schools Chinese Mandarin classes including Lincoln High School and West Sylvan.\u00a0 She is one of the OHCS founding teachers teaching at OHCS since 2005.\u00a0 She is very experienced with advanced students.\u00a0 She believes all her students can get very good at Mandarin as long as they keep learning and do their best.<\/p>\n

Luo ChwannJian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Luo laoshi graduated from Taiwan National University, Chinese language and literature Deptment in 1969.\u00a0 Since then, he taught Chinese in high school for 35 years.\u00a0 After retiring, Luo laoshi moved to Portland to stay close to his children.\u00a0 He joined OHCS in 2005 when the school was established.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 He is a great resource for the school, and he is very well respected by parents, students, and all the instructors.<\/p>\n

Meili Dong<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong>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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Teaching and interacting with students bring her a lot of joy.<\/p>\n

Sussan He<\/strong><\/p>\n

He laoshi holds a Master degree in Education.\u00a0 She taught in both China and US for more than 20 years.\u00a0 She loves to engage her students in fun and exciting activities while learning.\u00a0 She enjoys teaching and working with her students.<\/p>\n

Master Jiamin Gao \u9ad8\u4f73\u654f<\/strong>: Wu Shu and Tai Chi instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Master Shaowen \u55bb\u7ecd\u6587:\u00a0Wu Shu and Tai Chi instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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More information on our Wu Shu class can be found here:\u00a0OHCS Wu Shu Kung Fu Class<\/a><\/p>\n

Guozhong Zhuang: Go Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Zhuang laoshi holds a Ph. D. of Computer Sciences, from Purdue University.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Li-jian Liu:\u00a0 Chinese Painting instructor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Liu laoshi has more than fifty years of Chinese painting experience. \u00a0She is very passionate in Chinese painting since she was a child.\u00a0 Growing up during the Culture Revelation, there wasn’t much opportunity for education and learning.\u00a0 \u00a0She taught herself variety of Chinese painting skills by imitating classic artworks from well-known Chinese painting artists and reading Chinese painting books.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 She loves to train her students to draw animals, plants, landscaping, and people with Chinese ink and brush.<\/p>\n

Qi Chu:\u00a0 Folk Dance instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chu laoshi has been a dancer since a very young age.\u00a0 She joined OHCS in 2005 when the school was established.\u00a0 Since then, she has been teaching folk dance class.\u00a0 Her dance is very elegant and graceful.\u00a0 Her students love to dance with her.\u00a0 When they perform in the community culture events, they always get great compliments.<\/p>\n

Xing wang: Chinese Calligraphy instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wang laoshi has more than 40 years of Chinese Calligraphy experience. He is very patient with children.\u00a0 He loves to pass his skill to the younger generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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