The participants including almost forty Mandarin educators from across New England.

The Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Boston hosted a Teachers’ Day Banquet and Empowerment for Mandarin Teaching on October 8, 2025, at the UMass Club. It was designed to strengthen the professional networks of local Mandarin teachers, support exchanges of effective teaching practices, and express appreciation for their longstanding dedication to promoting the teaching of Mandarin and promoting Taiwanese culture throughout the United States. It was attended by two distinguished scholars from Taiwan and almost forty Mandarin educators from across the New England region.

The keynote presentations were given by the two scholars: Professor Hong Jia-Fei 洪嘉馡, Associate Dean of the College of International Studies and Social Sciences and Chair of the Department of Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University, and Assistant Professor Chang Yu-Hsin 張于忻, Director of the ASEAN and Overseas Chinese Affairs Research Center at the University of Taipei. Professor Hong spoke about bringing a wide range of approaches to curriculum design, and how AI and digital technologies can be integrated into teaching Mandarin, sharing her practical innovative ideas.

Mandarin educators play a vital role in cultural exchange and language education across the region. This event celebrated their passion and commitment, and the keynote presentations on innovative approaches to Mandarin curriculum design inspired the participants and fostered more collaboration and networking.