Bishop Feehan High School's Mandarin Chinese teacher Minli Lusher was recently sent by the The World Journal, a Chinese newspaper published in U.S., to participate in the International Leadership Foundation event in Pawtucket and meet and report on Judy Chu, the first Chinese American congresswoman.
"It was a very memorable day for me," Lusher said. "I was very honored and happy to meet our first Chinese congresswoman. When I asked her views about American students learning the Chinese language, she told me that it is such an advantage to learning the language not only for getting a good job globally, but also for broadening their horizons."
Lusher has been teaching Mandarin Chinese and moderating the student group, the Chinese Culture Club at Bishop Feehan since the fall of 2011. The primary goal of the Chinese Culture Club is to spark interest in students to learn Chinese through the introduction of Chinese culture, history and art projects.
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Lusher leads students in hands-on lessons on various facets of Chinese Culture from traditional Chinese brush painting to having guests from the University of Rhode Island Confucius Institute demonstrate traditional tea ceremonies and how to make Chinese knots, which are the most common traditional decoration craft in China. Students also enjoy an annual visit to Chinatown in Boston.
