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| Title | Article: In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin |
| Body | From http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/nyregion/22chinese.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin By KIRK SEMPLE October 21, 2009 Cantonese, a dialect from southern China that has dominated the Chinatowns of North America for decades, is being rapidly swept aside by Mandarin, the national language of China and the lingua franca of most of the latest Chinese immigrants. The change can be heard in the neighborhood’s lively restaurants and solemn church services, in parks, street markets and language schools. It has been accelerated by Chinese-American parents, including many who speak Cantonese at home, as they press their children to learn Mandarin for the advantages it could bring as China’s influence grows in the world. Read the full article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/nyregion/22chinese.html?_r=2&ref=nyregion |
| Source | New York Times |
| Inputdate | 2009-11-07 10:22:03 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-11-07 10:22:03 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-11-09 00:00:00 |
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