For years, learning to speak Cantonese was not that hard in San Francisco. It is a place where Cantonese speakers from South China have migrated for over 150 years. But now, there is fear that the Cantonese language and culture might not survive current polit…
There is fear that the Cantonese language and culture might not survive current political and social changes. As a result, many migrant families are struggling to find ways to pass on their Cantonese language and culture. Now, many young people can only understand Cantonese but do not speak the language. There are Cantonese television channels as well as Cantonese announcements on public transport. In Hong Kong Cantonese remains the city's top language. It is a different story in the U.S. The teaching of Cantonese has decreased somewhat, including in San Francisco, a city that has drawn many Cantonese speakers over the years. Poe put her two sons in the school so that they could learn about Cantonese language and culture.