News Release


From Columbus OH, By XuGuang  Pan

      The  Chinese  School Association in the United  States
(CSAUS)   is   a  non-profitable,  non-political  affiliated
organization.  It  promotes  main  stream  Chinese   through
simplified characters, standard mandarin and Han Yu Pin  Yin
with   its  main  emphases  on  promoting  Chinese  language
education,   enhance   cultural   diversity   and   exchange
educational experiences and information among schools in the
United States. The purpose of the association is to seek and
extend  opportunities  in  Chinese  education  and  cultural
exchanges between China and the United States.

      The  association will have its first annual conference
from  10/6/95 to 10/8/95 at Ohio Contemporary Chinese School
in  Columbus Ohio. There will be representatives from up  to
forty schools in more than twenty states. They represent  up
to  five  thousand  Chinese students and students  of  other
nationalities and up to ten thousand parents.  It  has  been
supported and recognized by both government agencies,  local
communities,  private  and  public  institutes.  It   is   a
historical  event for the well being of our next generation,
for preservation of Chinese history and culture, for enhance
friendship  and understanding between China and  the  United
States.

      We  welcome any organizations, institutes, individuals
who are interested in getting further information to contact
us through the following listed information :

     Co-Chairman :
      Jianjun  Wang  (614)764-2702(Tel/Fax) or  614-624-3865
(o)
     Toni Ni           (301)422-3025(Tel/Fax)
     E-Mail :  CSAUS@polarmet1.mps.ohio-state.edu
     Internet Homepage with all detailed information :
               www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bchen/chinese