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Read if you Want Your Child to Learn a Heritage Language
This article first appeared in Fête Chinoise on July 7, 2020 here. It was written by Yollanda Zhang. Have you heard about how learning...
Yollanda Zhang
Jul 7, 20203 min read


Empowering girls is an equal mix of passion and performance
Social media use is a major deteriorating mental health in girls. See how Girl. Strong. is setting up our daughters to tackle their futures.
Panda Mandarin
Sep 10, 20194 min read


UNLOCKING A WHOLE NEW WORLD / 通往世界大門的鑰匙:語言
This article first appeared in Fête Chinoise on July 1, 2019 here. It was written by Yollanda Zhang. Through language, our world is created.
Yollanda Zhang
Jul 1, 20194 min read


Yollanda Zhang's Interview with Claudio Rojas
Our founder, Yollanda Zhang, is interviewed by Claudio Rojas, CEO of the National Angel Capital Organization about Girl. Strong.
Panda Mandarin
May 29, 20191 min read


Interview on Fairchild TV
On Canada's Fairchild TV, Yollanda and the Panda Mandarin team are showcased in this Chinese language feature.
Panda Mandarin
Dec 15, 20181 min read

Teaching the Languages of Home and Self-Confidence
With a population of over 1.3 billion and a burgeoning middle class, China is fast becoming one of the world’s largest economies...
Heather Rosen
Dec 1, 20185 min read


People of Toronto: Yollanda Zhang
Yollanda Zhang is the founder and the leader of Panda Mandarin, a Mandarin school for children and adults in mid-town Toronto.
Panda Mandarin
Aug 1, 20186 min read

'Good Girls Are Quiet': How Society Tells Our Daughters To Self-Silence
Our girls internalize values that tell them to be silent, rarely seen and a good listener above all else.
Yollanda Zhang
Jun 6, 20186 min read

When Yollanda Zhang lost her grandmother she gained a purpose
Many things in life make more sense when you look back in time.
Yollanda Zhang
May 5, 20182 min read


Make Your Child's Heritage Language An Everyday Part Of Family Life
How can parents bridge the language divide between the local language their kids only want to speak, & that of their families' back home?
Yollanda Zhang
Mar 27, 20185 min read

Lost in translation
Grandchild of an immigrant? Chances are you can't speak your heritage language. Teacher Yollanda Zhang on how the pressure to assimilate tie
Yollanda Zhang
Dec 8, 20164 min read


Ontario Multilingual Education Event at OISE
Take a look at what our founder, Yollanda Zhang, had to say about the future of multilingual education in Ontario at an event hosted by...
Panda Mandarin
Oct 18, 20161 min read
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