Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

Engaging with media and entertainment in Mandarin is a fun and unique way to retain and strengthen your Chinese language skills. Student blogger Brandy Darling (HNC Cert ‘20 + SAIS MA ’21) connected with current student Hannah Sorenson (HNC MAIS ‘22) and HNC alumna Celine Yeap Shu Wan (HNC Certificate ‘20) to collect a sample of Chinese TV show recommendations to get you started. 幸福触手可及   (Love Designer / Love Advanced Customization) Recommender: Celine Yeap Shu Wan '20 Genre: Business, Romance  Where to Watch: YouTube Summary: The story of an aspiring fashion designer and an e-commerce start-up founder who were a mismatch from the start. Due to  incidences that end up making their lives and work heavily interdependent,  they are forced to cooperate. Conflicts are bound to happen with these two hard-headed individuals, but they slowly find themselves growing in each other’s strength.   What words/expressions have you learned from this show?   E-Commerc...

Hannah Sorenson (MAIS '22) checked in with representatives of the HNC student committee, also known as the "banwei"  (班委), to learn how they are working across international locations to bring the HNC community together. Among the many questions faced by Hopkins-Nanjing Center students and staff in the wake of COVID-19, a group of students finds themselves tasked with the following: how do we build community amongst a multicultural, transnational cohort of strangers without meeting in person? These four students, known formally as the banwei (班委), were chosen by their peers during a series of orientation events held through Zoom in early September. This year’s banwei represent different degree programs and experiences — even finding themselves spread around the world between Yangon, Nanjing, and Bologna — tasked with bridging the distance between their classmates in a number of other geographic locations and time zones.   Amanda Bogan,  HNC American Program Coordinat...