jassika
July 25th, 2005, 09:09 AM
Even heard of Chinese girls toping in Punjabi language examination? Probably not. But a miracle of sorts has happened. Alice Chu and Tania Chu, both girls of Chinese bloodline, have achieved the distinction and stood first and second in Punjabi language examination in University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada. Obviously, they outsmarted Punjabi students, who also sat in the examination.
This phenomenon explains the growth of Punjabi language in Canada especially in British Columbia province where Punjabis have campaigned hard to secure a second language status for Punjabi on par with the languages such as French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.
Mr Sadhu Binning, an acknowledged Punjabi writer, who is the only Punjabi to achieve the distinction of being on the British Columbia Arts Board for three years, told TNS in an interview here that the next step of the Punjabi Language Education Association would be to secure respectable status for Punjabi language at the national level in Canada.
This phenomenon explains the growth of Punjabi language in Canada especially in British Columbia province where Punjabis have campaigned hard to secure a second language status for Punjabi on par with the languages such as French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.
Mr Sadhu Binning, an acknowledged Punjabi writer, who is the only Punjabi to achieve the distinction of being on the British Columbia Arts Board for three years, told TNS in an interview here that the next step of the Punjabi Language Education Association would be to secure respectable status for Punjabi language at the national level in Canada.