Hosted by a certified teacher who is specialized in teaching/designing multimedia materials, this is a meetup for Chinese learners who want to progress with a structural course. There will be print-outs each time. We will look at pronunciation, grammar, dialogue, and listening comprehension. The goal is to improve and maintain your proficiency with systematic and structural lessons. If you seriously want to improve, this is the meetup for you. Where: Coffee shop inside Barnes & Nobel @ Hillsdale …

Welcome to the North Oakland Go Club! Our regular playing time is 11:00 AM 3:00 PM each Sunday at the It's Your Move game store at 4920 Telegraph Ave. in the Temescal business district (a block south of 51st St., across from Walgreen's). Our goal is to provide a welcoming, supportive environment for players from first-timers to experts, focusing on the beauty and intellectual challenge of the game at least as much as on who's winning.  Anyone can learn to play, including children as young as fiv …

Asian American of The Bay Area,(AABA) is a vibrant and exciting community of Asians and Asian Americans living in the bay area. There are no age limits to join this group. We are engaged in variety of activities that range from casual gatherings, such as casual dinning, group potlucks, picnic and BBQ's , movie nights out or trying out a new local restaurant, check out new groupon deals from local community events to larger events, such as attending concerts or cultural activity. Outdoor activi …

Come to practice English or any foreign language. We gather informally to chat, make new friends, learn about other cultures and maybe find a language exchange partner. Come share your English or foreign language skills while socializing and meeting interesting and worldy people. Languages you may hear at our events are English, Spanish, Korean, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, German, Thai, Russian and much more!

Welcome to TAP-SF!  Our group's mission is to enhance the Taiwanese American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development and Taiwanese cultural exploration.  We invite you to join us!

This group is for classy San Francisco Bay Area Asian-Americans who want to party hard with their fellow sexy Asians.  This meetup has the hookups with the best event promoters in town and we get special guestlist privileges and super cheap bottle service prices specifically for us. This is your "in" to the hottest Asian-American Club events in SF every week! The goal of this group is to reach out to Bay Area Asians in their 20's and 30's to come party at the best events that are packed with the …

Nihao! Come on you Zhongwen speakers! Let's have a drink, hang out and speak in Chinese. This group is dedicated to helping native speakers and learners of Mandarin meet and make friends. We also want to help promote language learning with workshops for learners. Here are some things you can expect: ** Monthly cocktail hours ** Monthly workshops ** Dinners in Chinatown ** Cultural events ** Any ideas you can help with too! Hope you can come to our first meetup. This place has a great atmosphere …

Welcome to The San Francisco Cantonese Enthusiasts Meetup Group!  Meet other local Cantonese Enthusiasts at fun Social Events to practice or learn the Cantonese language! :) Useful Resources: A very handy free online Cantonese dictionary is Cantodict at: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/wordlist.htm Here is another dictionary called MDBG which not only has sound files for each character in Mandarin and Cantonese but also show how to write each character: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/ch …

We are an extremely small meetup group focused on mastering the Chinese language . HOW? We meet almost every week and study together! We share our books, techniques, & time to provide each other 100% free resources to master as much of the Chinese languages as we can within one year.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about the origins of tea and practice mindfulness in tea drinking. As modern lifestyle has often led to increased stress and isolation from our spiritual and physical health, I would like to share my experience with using tea as a way to heal our mind, body and spirit. I will be hosting regular tea appreciation events or workshops to introduce a variety of tea that is complementary to each season and to individual body type constitution base …

We are a diverse group interested in the study of Chinese characters in the context of the Korean language with the goal of: - improving our knowledge of Korean by expanding our character-based vocabulary - forming a basis for East Asian cultural literacy by exploring our shared heritage Our members include: - Korean language learners who desire a more structured way to learn vocabulary - speakers of Korean as a heritage language who want to improve their comprehension skills - speakers of other …

Would you like to increase your social circle? Meet Chinese Americans? Socialize and network with friendly and honest Chinese Americans? This meet up group is for young Chinese Americans that like to have fun and do exciting things. Kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, and mountain bike riding are some of the outdoor activities that we will do on weekends. Indoor activities will include bar hoping, wine tasting, Chinese dessert sampling, and karaokeing. Please let me know if you can add on to the l …

This group is for Asian men and women  to make new Asian friends while dining out (restaurants, potlocks, picnics, and fine dining), exploring and participating in indoor as well as outdoor adventures and activities, (hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, badminton, rock climbing, paintball, billiards, karaoke, ballroom dancing, archery, horseback riding, sports events, movies, concerts, musicals, museums, art exhibits, coffee socials, wine tasting, ph …

The Red Lantern: Bay Area Asian Cinephiles, based in San Francisco, is the world's largest Meetup for Asian films.  In theaters and in private venues, we explore the high, the low and the everything-in-between of Asian cinema, from Woo to wuxia, from Ozu to "Zatoichi."

Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills. Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome! You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 6:30 pm sharp every Wednesday.  Please note: advance RSVP and picture ID is required for entry into the building. You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley: http://www.m …

Hi Everyone! Inspired by the several San Francisco Mandarin study groups that are just too far away, I'd like to start an East Bay study group, primarily in Berkeley and Oakland. If you're a Mandarin speaker who wants to help, please join us! We'll be eternally grateful and give you tips on English if you ask :) Update: We are working on regrouping people, The next meetup will be in August.

This group is for single Asian women(Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai and other Asian women) and upscale professional singles 35-50's(Asian, American, European, international singles seeking dating, serious relationships and marriage.) looking to meet other singles. Matchmaking for Asian women and upscale professional single men. Speed dating, social networking, cultural activity, Asian foods event, cocktail party, exclusive matchmaking event, making new friends ... Non Asi …

We are a small active and academically inclined homeschooling support group mainly having activities in Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord and the neighboring cities. Our activities are for children ages 7 and above and our homeschooling philosophies include, but are not limited to:Classical, Charlotte Mason, and Eclectic Methods. We hope to attract like-minded friends to support each other through events such as public speaking, craft/movie nights, mini science fairs, co-op classes, field t …