"Storytime: Chinese and English" in Squirrel Hill, February 29.

via Ed Massery.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch in Squirrel Hill will hold its next "Storytime: Chinese and English" on Saturday, February 29.

Celebrate our city’s diverse culture as we explore new words through songs, action rhymes and stories in both Chinese and English for children and their parents or caregivers.

Storytime runs from 11:00 to 11:30 am and is free and open to the public. The Carnegie Library branch in Squirrel Hill is located at 5801 Forbes Ave. (map), accessible by buses 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, and 74.

Bong Joon-ho film Parasite (기생충) stays in Pittsburgh through (at least) March 5.

The Oscar-winning 2019 Bong Joon-ho film Parasite (기생충) will keep playing throughout the Pittsburgh region through at least March 5. A synopsis from the movie's official site:

Bong Joon Ho brings his singular mastery home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale.

Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, PARASITE showcases a modern master at the top of his game.

Here is a list of currently-scheduled screenings:

• AMC Mt. Lebanon: now through March 4
• AMC Loews Waterfront: now through March 4
• Cinemark Pittsburgh Mills: now through March 4
• Row House Cinema: through 27 (black and white version)
• Squirrel Hill Manor: now through March 5
• Southside Works Cinema: now through March 5
• Waterworks Cinema: now through March 4

SAP Ariba hiring bilingual Mandarin-English Procurement Operations Specialist.

SAP Ariba hiring bilingual Mandarin-English Procurement Operations Specialist, this time through a staffing agency. Though not specified on this job ad, please note that this position is usually an overnight one in order to correspond to Asian time zones.

The Procurement Operations Specialist will act as the face and voice of the organization to the customer, building relationships in each interaction.

Responsibilities of the Procurement Operations Specialist:

• Handle inbound customer calls in a courteous and kind manner
• Use CRM to document and escalate issues as needed

Qualifications for the Procurement Operations Specialist:

• MUST BE FLUENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND MANDARIN
• Customer service skills, strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills

"Finding a Balance Between Diversity and Language Standards in a University-Level Japanese Language Program," March 6 at Pitt.

The Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh will host Shinsuke Tsuchiya of Brigham Young University and his talk "Finding a Balance Between Diversity and Language Standards in a University-Level Japanese Language Program" on March 6.

One of the challenges that language professionals face in our increasingly diverse communities is establishing a balance between diversity and language standards. While Standard Japanese can be considered a common language to interact with the majority of Japanese speakers who may not be accustomed to nonnative speech (ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, 2012), the strict requirement to follow the monolingual standard may disregard the legitimacy of multilingual speakers, including nonstandard dialect speakers. The presenter will discuss pros and cons of setting standards in language programs and relevant findings concerning the native speaker fallacy (Tsuchiya, 2019). Then the presenter will share his shifting perspectives on errors, interlanguage, dialectal differences, and certain “nonstandard” practices (e.g. translanguaging) in his experience of training, hiring, and supervising teaching assistants at Brigham Young University.

It starts at 4:00 pm in 208B Cathedral of Learning (map) and is free and open to the public.

Tripalink hiring Bilingual (Chinese) Sales / Marketing Specialist.

Tripalink, a California-based real estate agency that expanded to Pittsburgh last year and caters to Chinese international students, is hiring a Bilingual (Chinese) Sales / Marketing Specialist. An excerpt of the duties from the job ad:

Sales Dimension

• Determine clients’ needs and budget to propose guidance and solutions for them.
• Get familiar with all the properties, create introduction strategy and display properties for potential tenants in both open house activities and individual visits.
• Intermediate negotiation processes, consult clients on market conditions, prices, legal requirements, and related matters, ensuring a fair and honest dealing.
• Prepare necessary paperwork (contracts, leases, statements, etc.) and manage the check-in / check-out processes.
• Cooperate with vendors to solve maintenance issues, providing customer-oriented service to tenants.

Tiny Talk with Karen Lue, February 27 at Small Mall.

Lawrenceville's Small Mall will host its next Tiny Talk with artist and curator Karen Lue on February 27.

Join us for a Tiny Talk and Micro Exhibit with Small Mall featured artist Karen Lue!

View and buy work by Karen and hear her give a tiny artist talk.

It's free and open to the public. Small Mall is located at 5300 Butler St. (map).

Pittsburgh's 2020 Lunar New Year Parade through Squirrel Hill, March 1.

The 2020 Lunar New Year Parade is scheduled to move up Murray Ave. in Squirrel Hill on Sunday, March 1. Initially scheduled for February 9, it was postponed to accommodate local community members' efforts in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. It will begin at 12:30 pm at Murray and Phillips Ave. (map) and move to Forbes Ave.

Extreme Job (극한직업), Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission (말모이) at Pitt's Korean Film Festival in March.

Two 2019 films will comprise the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures' 17th annual Korean Film Festival at the University of Pittsburgh. Extreme Job (극한직업)---the top-grossing film in Korea last year---will play on March 20 and Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission (말모이) on March 27. Both films run from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm in 332 Cathedral of Learning (map) and are free and open to the public.

Dagu Rice Noodle (大鼓米线) aiming to open later this month in Squirrel Hill.

Signage went up in November at 5829 Forbes Ave. in Squirrel Hill (map) for Dagu Rice Noodle (大鼓米线), a Chinese chain that opened its first American location in Las Vegas and has another location in Cleveland. The owner says they are aiming to open by the end of this month, pending health department approval.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there was a restaurant without a sign near the flowery Drum tower in Yunnan, Kunming. Whenever the city had a happy news, people rang the drum to celebrate. Along with the joy of drumbeat, people flocked to the unnamed little restaurant and had bowls of hot rice noodle soup, meaning “smooth long time”. Because of this joy, with the honesty of the shop owner, the little restaurant eventually became a century-old business.

It replaces The Magic Noodle, which opened in May 2019 and in turn replaced Sun Penang, which closed a few months before that.

Golden Dragon Acrobats in Johnstown, March 5.

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will perform at the University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown campus on March 5.

The World's Leading Chinese Acrobatic Troupe. The Golden Dragon Acrobats hail from Cangzhou, Hebei province, in the People’s Republic of China and have toured the United States continuously since 1978. Its members are athletes, actors, and artists who have studied and trained for their craft since early childhood. Their spellbinding artistry and amazing athleticism will thrill audiences and children alike.

Tickets range from $37 to $42. The group will perform from 7:30 pm at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center (map).