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A free Vietnamese language class has been launched for children from the Vietnamese community in New York and neighboring areas (Photo: TTXVN).

March 22 marks the opening ceremony of the program. The representative from the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN is Ambassador Dang Hoang GIang. Meanwhile, the representatives from Columbia University are Professor Nguyen Lien Hang, Director of the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, and Lecturer Nguyen Phuong Chung from Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, highlighted the importance of preserving and promoting the Vietnamese language abroad, particularly in the US.

According to Vietnamplus, this program is jointly organized by the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Vietnamese Language Program at Columbia University. The learners are children aged 6 to 14, most of whom are American-born.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang believed that the classes would be engaging and filled with laughter, following a "learning through play" approach. The students can improve their Vietnamese skills and explore Vietnam’s cultural traditions and history, fostering a stronger connection to their homeland.

The representatives of Vietnam's diplomatic mission and the Vietnamese Language Program at Columbia University, expressed the hope that the joint initiatives would be successful, inspiring further efforts to teach and learn Vietnamese in New York.

The learners are children aged 6 to 14, most of whom are American-born (Photo: TTXVN).

In addition to this Vietnamese language program, the spouses of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN continue to organize regular Vietnamese language and cultural classes for the children of Vietnamese diplomats in New York. These activities serve as meaningful contributions to the celebration of "Day for honoring Vietnamese language abroad" (September 8) and align with the contest "Searching for Ambassadors of Vietnamese abroad 2025", launched by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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