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Mandarin Becomes Talk of Chinatown

Cantonese-speakers sidelined by new generation of immigrants

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 22, 2009 1:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Goodbye "Leih Hou Ma," hello "Ni Hao Ma." The language most often heard in New York's Chinatown and in Chinese communities across America is quickly changing from Cantonese to Mandarin as new immigrants from mainland China outnumber those from Hong Kong....   Read full story »

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