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My name is Yuping Hui,I am from ChangChun , a beautiful city in the north of China, in which people speak standard Mandarin. I was born in Nov. 1975, My major is Chinese literature education. I received my Bachelor's degree in July 1998 from SiPing Teachers College, and got Master's degree in June 2007 at the Northeast Normal University. From 1998 until 2007, as a Chinese teacher, I worked in China’s ChangChun Foreign Languages School, a very famous school in JiLin province. For almost nine years I taught native students Chinese language, as well as foreign students from Japan, Korea and Canada.

I moved to Jacksonville from Gainesville in last April. My husband has been to America for three years. He is a postdoc with UF. We have alovelydaughter ,Jenny, she is a third grader. I have deep love for my job, for teaching, and for students. Since last August,I have been a part of the JCA Chinese school.Together,with the support of parents, we can make this an extremely successful year.


Hello， my name is Zhou Yihan. My English name is Haze. I am from Kunming, China. Kunming is a very beautiful city and is also known as the City of Eternal Spring. I went to Huazhong Normal University in Wuhan and majored in English. I graduated in 2006. My first job was teaching English at Delter Business College in Wuhan. My second job was at English First School where I taught mostly children. I love children and have been teaching them for three years. I love my life and would like to experience as many things as I can while I am in America.

My name is Liyan （李焰）I‘m from Xian, China . I go by Yan Li and my English nick name is Cindy. My major in college was Chinese Literature. After graduating from Shannxi Normal University , I taught Foreign Exchange students Chinese language and literature.

In 1990, I immigrated to America . I began my life in America near Los Angeles , CA . My husband is a Customs and Border Protection Officer and speaks many different languages, including Chinese. Together, we have two children; Jacob who is 15 and Amanda who is 12. After 9 years of living in Miami our family moved to Ireland . By the summer of August 2008 we relocated back to the United States in Jacksonville.

In all the places that we have lived, I have had the opportunity to further my education and instruct youngsters at Elementary, Middle, and Chinese schools. Currently, I am the vice principal of JCA Chinese School . Additionally, I also teach at the 8th grade level; the highest level of Chinese at JCA Chinese School . I have been teaching Chinese for approximately 14 years. I like to teach students grammar and essay writing skills. My main focuses in teaching my students Chinese, are to focus on dialog, grammar and the use of vocabulary and phrases.

In order to enhance student’s interest in Chinese, I commonly show Chinese culture videos, internet articles and magazines, along with the foundational grammar exercises.also express my love for my native Chinese culture by playing and singing both traditional country and modern Chinese music during class time. I look forward to serving and teaching at JCA Chinese School . Let’s work together and make a great year and make our school the best Chinese School in Florida.


My name is Wenjie Zhang. I am a teacher at Jacksonville Chinese School since 2004, and am currently teaching fifth grade.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Chinese Language and Literature from Hebei Teacher's University.

Throughout my career, I have taught students Chinese language and literature in China for six years. I have been part time teaching Chinese for 13 years, ever since I went abroad from China.
My current career is in accounting, but I believe my true calling is in teaching, which I enjoy and love.

My name is Mei Lian Lu, a good name from my parents who considered me as special: a lotus that grows in the land. So I chose education as my career.

I was trained as a teacher. I graduated from Huanan Normal University, where my major was Chinese Literature. I had been a language teacher for 12 years in Zhongshan, Guangdong. I am pursuing my master’s degree in UNF for Education now, and I wrote the Chinese Introduction and Chinese I curriculum for Duval County Public School. Selected as one of the nation’s 12 participants for the StarTalk in Iowa State University in 2008, my view have been greatly widened in teaching Chinese as a secondary language in the U.S. I had been a Chinese teacher in Jacksonville Chinese School for 7 years. I am proud of being a teacher in Jacksonville Chinese School.


My name is Lily Lai. I came from Xi'an, China and graduated from California State University with a degree in accounting. I have more than twenty years of accounting experience. For the past four years, I have volunteered in the local public schools in Sunshine Math and Accelerated Reading to students in second through fifth grades.

My goal for my Chinese students is to build up strong basic skills. In each class we review Pin Yin and the Chinese character strokes; we also learn a variety of new lessons using games and conversation.


我叫刘莉 (Li Liu)。我是2003年从中国沈阳移民来到这美丽的杰城。我热爱舞蹈, 热衷华人社区服务。在2007-2008年，我曾经出任杰城中国同乡会主管文艺演出的副会长。我擅长主跳和指导中国传统和民族舞的编导。我将在今年秋季应邀出任杰城中文学校舞蹈健身兴趣班的舞蹈老师。

自2003年落户杰城以来, 我几乎每年都和大家一样积极参与杰城中国同乡会的大型春节文艺演出并多次担任编舞, 独舞和领舞的重要角色。并在今年的北佛州春晚迎新春大型晚会上为来自中国的著名歌手成方圆，陈思思和张琛编舞和伴舞。与伙伴们一起, 我们的创意伴舞, 为今年的春晚锦上添花, 得到了中国侨联演出团领队, 演职员和休斯顿总领馆以及广大观众的欢迎和好评。在业余时间我还经常受邀参加杰城市府, 当地社区和周边城市的演出, 为我们杰城中国同乡会争光。


An accomplished soprano, Lan Zhang graduated from Northwestern National University (Lanzhou, China) majoring in Vocal Performance. She has won several signing competitions in China including “First Prize of Young Singer's Competition of Qinghai (1986)”and “First Prize of Young Singer's Competition of Ningxia (1989, 1994).” She worked as a Solo Singer at Qinghai Singing and Dancing House for few years, and before coming to the United States she was on the faculty of Ningxia University teaching voice related courses. Sponsored by Chinese government, she taught voice and Chinese music at Arts Academy of Korea (Pyongyang) for two years (1991-1993). Her performance and teaching has been highly praised by musicians, audience, and students.


My name is Jianjun He, currently an associate professor at Jacksonville University. My hometown is Yinchuan, Ningxia. I hold degrees from Northwest University for Nationalities (BA in violin performance), The Arts Academy of China (MA in music theory), and West Virginia University (DMA in composition). As a composer, I have finished more than sixty works for a wide variety of media. My music has been recorded on commercially released CDs available on ERM, VMM, Mark Masters, and Da Di label. As a violinist, I have many years experience playing with professional orchestras and performing as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. Before coming to the United States in 1995, I was the chairperson of Ningxia University Music Department. I also taught at West Virginia University (WV), Slippery Rock University (PA), Stephen F Austin State University (TX), and Casper College (WY). I was honored with several teaching awards in China as well as in the United States. My name has been listed in Who’s Who in American Education.
I have been teaching violin for 26 years and many of my former students have become professional violinists. It is my wish to make the violin class at JCA Chinese Scholl a place where kids can develop their passion to music, enjoy learning music, and more importantly establish a good foundation to play violin.


My name is Hsinyi Chou. I have been teaching Chinese in Chinese Schools (Denver and Orlando) and to individuals since 2001. I am passionated in teaching Chinese to American-born Asian as well as people who take learning Chinese seriously. So far I have experience in teaching students from age 5 to 55 years old.

With my Master's degrees in Urban and Regional Planning as well as Landscape Architecture, I worked as a Land Planner / Landscape Designer for several years in the states (Mostly in Florida). Currently I am a new mom who is waiting for my new born, a substitute teacher who is dreaming to change the world, and a wife who is willing to take care of my family.

Chinese Mandarin is my first language and English is my second. I understand how difficult to learn a new language and how much effort a learner needs to put in. I prefer to teach not only the words in the text books, but also the extended words and phrases along with the words. Language is art. I believe the more we understand the culture and the meanings behind each words, the easier we can learn the language.