2014 Korean movie Sea Fog (해무) free at Carnegie Library in Oakland, October 1.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's main branch in Oakland will show the 2014 Korean movie Sea Fog (해무) on October 1 as that month's installment of International Cinema Sunday.

Panda Express restaurants planned for Fox Chapel, Robinson Township, and McKnight Road.

At least three more Panda Express restaurants are planned for the Pittsburgh area, with two in the early stages of construction.

The Fox Chapel and Robinson Township locations do not exist yet, but are already hiring: a store is planned near Freeport and Fox Chapel roads, and another is under construction in a lot next to Longhorn Steakhouse at Robinson Town Centre (map). Last month, a real estate firm from New York, Empire State Realty Trust, formally requested permission to build a restaurant and drive-thru in a parcel outside of the former Good Cents store at Ross Town Center on McKnight Road in the North Hills.

The Chinese fast-casual chain opened in the Pittsburgh area last August and currently operates stores in Cranberry, Monroeville, and West Mifflin.

After long hiatus, Oakland's T.4.U. finally closes.

T.4.U. was an Asian frozen yogurt, dessert, and bubble tea place that opened in Oakland in August 2015. Brought to the neighborhood by the owners of Szechuan Express, it was the second bubble tea place to open in Oakland that summer. After being closed since last fall, it opened for a few days last week before vacating its space at 3501 Forbes Ave. (map).

WholeRen Education hiring part-time Educational Consultant.

WholeRen Education LLC, a Pittsburgh-based Chinese education consulting and placement company is hiring a part-time Educational Consultant.

Library Orientation for new Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students at Pitt, from August 16.

via @匹茲堡大學.

Incoming University of Pittsburgh students from Japan, Korea, and Chinese-speaking countries are invited to attend Library Orientations in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, starting August 16.

Would you like to know...

• A librarian who speaks your native language?
• The difference between academic libraries in the U.S. and libraries in your home country?
• The many wonderful services that the library offers to help your area of study and research at Pitt?
• If so, please come to attend one of the library orientation sessions.

Library Orientation for New Chinese Students is scheduled for:

• August 16, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
• August 17, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
• August 21, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
• August 22, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
• August 23, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
• August 24, 2:00 to 3:00 pm

Library Orientation for New Japanese Students is scheduled for:

• August 21, 2:00 to 3:00 pm

And Library Orientation for New Korean Students is scheduled for:

• August 21, 3:00 to 4:00 pm

All sessions will be held in G-74 of the Hillman Library (map). The information sessions are free, but registration is required and can be completed at the links above.

Japanese animated film In This Corner of the World (この世界の片隅に) coming to Pittsburgh, from August 18.

The 2016 Japanese animated film In This Corner of the World (この世界の片隅に), which will have a limited release in the United States from August 11, will play in Pittsburgh at the Southside Works Cinema from August 18. The distributor summarizes:

The award-winning story of IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband’s family. Suzu’s life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and courage underpin this heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by the Japanese in the midst of a violent, war-torn country. This beautiful yet poignant tale shows that even in the face of adversity and loss, people can come together and rebuild their lives.

In June the movie was named the Best Film at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival.

Tickets are currently available online. Southside Works Cinema is located at 425 Cinema Drive in the Southside, one block from the Hot Metal Bridge (map).

Squirrel Hill's STO Express (申通快递) "abruptly" closes, moves out.

Squirrel Hill's STO Express (申通快递) is empty today after the Chinese express mail service closed: "abruptly" closed, in the words of the landlord.

Duolingo hiring Teaching Expert, Mandarin Chinese.

Duolingo, the online language-learning platform, does not yet offer a Mandarin Chinese course, but it is preparing for one. It is hiring a Teaching Expert, Mandarin Chinese to work at its Pittsburgh headquarters (or to work remotely in-sync with its business hours).

Use your expertise in teaching Mandarin Chinese to help Duolingo users learn better.

Duolingo is looking for an experienced Mandarin Chinese language instructor who is a native or a near-native speaker of Mandarin Chinese. If you have experience designing Mandarin Chinese language curricula and creating different types of language exercises, as well as some linguistic training, this position is perfect for you.

Responsibilities:

• Help design a new curriculum for our Mandarin Chinese course.
• Create course content that effectively teaches a variety of skills, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.
• Provide high quality translations from Mandarin Chinese to English, and from English to Mandarin Chinese.

Requirements:

• Strong interest in the mission of Duolingo.
• Experience teaching Mandarin Chinese as a second language (ideally at college level and to native speakers of English).
• Native or near-native fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
• Linguistic training is a big plus.
• Basic computer skills (Google docs, spreadsheets).
• Ability to work 20-40 hours a week.

Duolingo was founded in 2011 by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and is located at 5900 Penn Ave. in East Liberty (map).

Lawrenceville's Ki Ramen to hold soft opening, August 2.

Pittsburgh has been looking forward to Ki Ramen since it was first announced last summer, and the new ramen place will hold its soft opening tomorrow night, August 2.

It's that time! The pop up events were great but now we are excited to invite you to come and take it easy at our house.

Come and join us for our soft opening this Wednesday, August 2nd from 5 pm - 12 am at our freshly painted location on the corner of 44th and Butler Street in Lawrenceville.

We will be serving select items from our full menu that include our unique Ramens + Add on's, Snacks, and Cocktails. Meat lovers bring your vegetarian friends because we will have something for everyone.

Ki Ramen is located at 4401 Butler St. in Lawrenceville (map), and is a collaboration between Roger Li of Umami (an izakaya that opened in the neighborhood last year) and Domenic Branduzzi of Piccolo Forno.

Panda Express to open in Fox Chapel.

Panda Express, a national chain of drive-thru fast-casual Chinese restaurants, will open its next location in the Pittsburgh area in Fox Chapel, near the intersection of Fox Chapel and Freeport Roads. It recently started advertising job openings at its Fox Chapel restaurant. It first opened in the Pittsburgh area last summer, and has locations in Cranberry, Moneroeville, and West Mifflin.

Japanese rock group ONE OK ROCK at Mr. Smalls, August 6.

The Japanese rock group ONE OK ROCK will play at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale on August 6 as part of its Ambitions US Tour.

First Bilingual Chinese Storytime at Carnegie Library in Sheraden, August 5.

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch in Sheraden will hold its first Bilingual Chinese Storytime on August 5 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Celebrate our city’s diverse culture as we explore new words through songs, action rhymes and stories in both English and Chinese. This bilingual program is for children birth to 5 years and their caregivers.

Chinese storytimes are regularly held at the library branches in Oakland and Squirrel Hill. The Sheraden branch is located at 720 Sherwood Ave. (map), and is accessible by buses 28X, G2, G3, and G31 via the West Busway at Sheraden Station stop.

July 27, 1959: "End of the Road for Chinatown".

On July 27, 1959, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette used the demolition of two buildings on downtown's Third Avenue to proclaim the end of Pittsburgh's Chinatown, which had been sharply declining in size and population for decades.

Pitt still hiring part-time Chinese instructors for Fall 2017.

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures is again accepting resumes for part-time Chinese-language instructor positions for the Fall 2017 term through August 10.

EALL anticipates openings for part-time instructors in the Chinese language program beginning in the fall 2017. Candidates must have native language proficiency, hold at least a college degree, and be authorized to work for the University. Prior experience in teaching foreign languages and familiarity with CALL, language pedagogy or linguistics is highly preferred. If interested, please send your CV and a sample lesson plan designed for college-level Chinese class to Fan Fan at fanfan at pitt.edu by August 10. Candidates with desirable qualifications will be contacted for interview and teaching demonstration. Interview and teaching demonstration will take place during 8/16-8/17.

New Chinese movie Wolf Warrior 2 (战狼2) in Pittsburgh, from July 28.

The 2017 Chinese action movie Wolf Warrior 2 (战狼2) will play at the AMC Loews Waterfront Theater from July 28. A synopsis, from the distributor:

The Wolf Warrior is back, bigger and badder than ever, in this action-packed sequel to the 2015 blockbuster hit. With his career in tatters, China’s deadliest Special Forces operative has settled into a quiet life on the sea. But when he crosses paths with a sadistic band of mercenaries terrorizing innocent civilians, he must reaffirm his duty as a soldier and save the day once again. Fists (and bullets, tanks, missiles and much more) will fly in this adrenaline-fueled tour de force of bravura action filmmaking, all culminating into a climactic battle between the Wolf Warrior and the mercenary leader (Frank Grillo, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War).

The original Wolf Warrior movie topped the Chinese box office its opening weekend in 2015. Tickets and showtimes are available from Fandango. The theater is located at 300 West Waterfront Dr. in the Waterfront shopping complex in Homestead (map), across the Monongahela River from Greenfield, Squirrel Hill, and the rest of Pittsburgh.

HCL Technologies hiring Bilingual Japanese Query Understanding Analyst for position onsite at Google.

HCL Technologies is hiring a Bilingual Japanese Query Understanding Analyst for a position working onsite at Google in Larimer. The posting, via Monster.com:
Summary:

Bilingual Japanese Query Understanding Analyst is a full-time job through HCL America, Inc. onsite at Google Pittsburgh. You will work to enhance users’ online shopping experience by performing in-depth product research, analyzing the user query stream, and improving query classifier performance using highly technical internal tools and processes. It is part of a fast-paced environment, partnering closely with operations and engineering teams. Native or near-native Japanese reading/writing fluency is preferred and spending significant time living/working in the Japanese culture is a plus.

"HOW: Hands-On Workshop Series — Obon Lanterns with Shannon", August 1 in Oakland.

Via Toronogashi.
The Carnegie Library in Oakland will host an Obon Lantern workshop on Tuesday, August 1 as part of its Hands-On Workshop series.

Join us for HOW, a series of hands-on workshops for adults and teens. Learn from skilled craftspeople. Dig in and try things out in a creative, supportive environment. Join us for one or all of these free programs. Materials provided.

Make floating paper lanterns traditionally used during Obon in Japan. Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom honoring the spirits of one’s ancestors.

No registration is necessary for these sessions. Seating for all workshops is available to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. You’ll want to come early to be sure you MAKE it on time!

The event runs from 6:00 to 7:30 pm and is free and open to the public. The library is located at 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland (map) and is accessible by buses 28X, 54, 61C, 61D, 67, 69, 71A, 71B, 71C, 71D, and 93.

Documentary The Day the Sun Fell at Harris Theater, August 5.

The 2015 documentary The Day the Sun Fell, on the legacy of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945, will play at the Harris Theater on August 5.

Pittsburgh Magazine: You should know Jasmine Cho.

Pittsburgh Magazine profiles Jasmine Cho of Yummyholic in the August issue's "You Should Know" section.

113 Industries hiring Chinese-language Consultant, Consumer Insights.

113 Industries, a market research consulting firm headquartered in Station Square, is hiring a Chinese-language "Consultant, Consumer Insights". An excerpt of the job posting, via Indeed.com:

113 Industries is seeking a detail-oriented and self-motivated Consultant to join the Consumer Insights team on projects related to Chinese consumers. The Consultant’s primary contributions will include configuring and analyzing data collection campaigns in Chinese language.

This is a temporary assignment but could lead to a full-time role as an Associate with highly variable day-to-day activities, a highly collaborative team, and great exposure to industry-leading organizations. In that Associate role, the candidate will create strategies, presentations and deliverables and interact with the clients directly. In that role, the candidate will also contribute to ongoing development of 113’s services to continually enhance the analysis of consumer data and insights.

Excellent knowledge of Chinese languages, both written and verbal, and Chinese culture is a must. Good knowledge of English is also required.

China to Pittsburgh direct flights delayed until summer 2018.

The direct flights from China to Pittsburgh that were in the works this year will be delayed until summer 2018, according to Pittsburgh International Airport officials on Friday. From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

The delay will give Chinese tourism company Caissa Touristic more time to promote and sell tickets for the flight, said Bob Kerlik, an airport spokesman. The company hasn't started to sell tickets.

The airport announced the flight in March after Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis and other officials traveled to China to meet with airlines and tour operators.