Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills. Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome! You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 6:30 pm sharp every Wednesday.  Please note: advance RSVP and picture ID is required for entry into the building. You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley: http://www.m …

Increase Your Revenue or turbo-charge your resume! Learn to speak Chinese! "If the 19th century belonged to Britain, and the 20th century to the United States, then the 21st century will surely belong to China. My advice: Make sure your kids learn Chinese." - Jim Rogers, Worth Magazine Weekly Chinese Language Classes Where: 1731 Technology Drive, #400, San Jose When: Every Wednesday Night, 6:30 – 7:30 PM RSVP: Suifei Huang: jrsuifei@hotmail.com Do you want to learn to speak Mandarin both sociall …

Hosted by a certified teacher who is specialized in teaching/designing multimedia materials, this is a meetup for Chinese learners who want to progress with a structural course. There will be print-outs each time. We will look at pronunciation, grammar, dialogue, and listening comprehension. The goal is to improve and maintain your proficiency with systematic and structural lessons. If you seriously want to improve, this is the meetup for you. Where: Coffee shop inside Barnes & Nobel @ Hillsdale …

Dajia hao! Welcome to our social, Mandarin-speaking group. We have monthly mixers where you can meet other people in the area and chat in Mandarin. We welcome Cantonese assistants, who can help us plan Cantonese events (just let us know). Our group will hold events with our sister group in SF (http://www.meetup.com/Mandarin-Mixer-Meetup/) and other local Chinese language and Chinese culture groups. Help out by becoming an assistant organizer! This is a member lead group and we welcome your ideas …

我們多數說中文，有時會有學中文的朋友參加我們的活動。我們的俱樂部提供這個平台和機會讓你找到語言學習互助的伙伴。 This is a place for languages exchange. The most of us speak Chinese. Some of us learning Chinese. China has over eight old capitals. If your accent slightly different from Beijingnese, that is OK to volunteer here. Usually we look for our language practice partners and practice during our coffee and dinning time. You are welcome to bring questions, notebook and dictionary to our meetups. Schedule wont be decided until you signed up to the …

We are an extremely small meetup group focused on mastering the Chinese language . HOW? We meet almost every week and study together! We share our books, techniques, & time to provide each other 100% free resources to master as much of the Chinese languages as we can within one year.

This is a group for all Chinese young adults (20-mid 30) in the east bay area. I hope this group could be a big family and everyone finds some friends with same interests in this group. We will have a lot of fun activities like hiking, camping, partying, tennis etc. Everyone could be an organizer. So are you new to this area or do you want to make more friends? Come on, join us!!

Herald Family Rebuilding Center (HFRC) advocates for family values, and engages in preventive efforts to protect and foster family unity. HFRC assists couples experiencing relational crisis to restore their family relationships. We empower single parents and their families to rebuilt and have a faithful, hopeful and meaningful life. We focus on Asian families suffering from divorce or the loss of a spouse, or at the brink of divorce. We provide assistance for emotional healing, knowledge enhance …

Extend hospitality to WB/WT and B-1/B-2 temporary visitors, F-1 OPT international students who want to maintain status after graduation, and J-1 Exchange visitors, facilitate interaction with native English speakers, and provide support to nonimmigrants if they are experiencing economic hardship. Cross-cultural activity is an activity designed to promote exposure and interchange between foreign nationals and Americans so as to increase their understanding of each other's society, culture, and in …

Welcome to TAP-SF!  Our group's mission is to enhance the Taiwanese American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development and Taiwanese cultural exploration.  We invite you to join us!

Nihao! Come on you Zhongwen speakers! Let's have a drink, hang out and speak in Chinese. This group is dedicated to helping native speakers and learners of Mandarin meet and make friends. We also want to help promote language learning with workshops for learners. Here are some things you can expect: ** Monthly cocktail hours ** Monthly workshops ** Dinners in Chinatown ** Cultural events ** Any ideas you can help with too! Hope you can come to our first meetup. This place has a great atmosphere …

Shape your words and future. Overcome fear of  PUBLIC SPEAKING. Develop  Leadership Skills, Confidence. Practice  Advanced Communication. Deliver Impressive Speeches and Presentations. Improve Pronunciation, Grammar and Accent. Learn New words, Phrases, Body language, Vocal variety and Effective use of the Stage. Learn  Secrets of Outstanding Public Speakers.  ICC ArtICCulators is a Toastmasters club which is located in Milpitas, this club will help you improve public speaking as well as pr …

In San Francisco, we have a plethora of language exchange meet up groups dedicated to a particular language which usually meet in a coffee-shop. SF Babel aims to provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere in a bar environment where speakers of many different languages come together to practice speaking a different language in a real-world context with real people, all for FREE. The goal is to have a night-out, with an international crowd on a consistent basis. HOW IT WORKS The idea of the group is th …

Calling All Asians! Calling All Asians! Our group accepts members from all over the Bay Area including San Francisco, Peninsula, East Bay, South Bay and beyond! Whether you are new to the US, or more comfortable speaking your own language such as Chinese ( Mandarin, Cantonese) , Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Hawaiian, Malaysian, Thai... come out anyway and make a new friend. Check out our Monthly Newsletter ! See if we are right for you! There there are three main focuses of this grou …

Welcome to our Leadership Group - Coaching By Amelia and Steve. This is created for like-minded people who want gather, swap stories, discuss motivational and life techniques in a mastermind group setting. About Amelia: Seasoned executive with diversified background in all aspects of high-technology business development in the U.S. and Asian markets: integrated corporate and marketing communications, new product launch, public relations, cross-cultural communications training, life coaching, and …

This group is about hiking, camping, climbing, mountaineering, skiing, running, cycling, and any other outdoor activities. Beginners are welcome! Experts/enthusiasts, you will find your partners here!  Just try to fill in details in your profile questions and attend our events -- this will help you make more friends than you would expect! Bay Area Chinese Hikers is your own group.  Anytime you get an idea for hiking or other adventures, suggest a new event right from the home page.  You will b …

Meet and mingle with fellow Chinese Speakers & Culture Lovers! Come to a Chinese Language Meetup to practice speaking, meet new people and learn something new! All ages and levels welcome. Use it or lose it sums up how successful any effort to learn another language will be. With this in mind, this meetup group is a place for anyone learning and wanting to improve their Mandarin skills. Whether you are a student, ABC brushing up on skills, self taught, or a native speaker wanting to share your l …