Congratulations to Professor Ming Wu, Ms. Yinghao Dong, and Ms. Jinyu Hu for Receiving the Title of Outstanding Chinese Teacher in Kentucky!

Professor Wu has been teaching in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages at the University of Louisville since 2016 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2023. From 2022 to 2024, she served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Kentuckiana Chinese School and is currently a board member. Each year, she is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing major community events for the Chinese school, such as the annual Spring Festival Gala, the WorldFest Louisville International Cultural Festival, and celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.

Warm congratulations to Professor Wu for receiving the 2025 Kentucky Outstanding Chinese Teacher Award (University Group)!

The picture shows Ms. Jianfen Wang, President of the Kentucky Association of Chinese Language Teachers (KACLT), presenting the honorary certificate to Professor Wu

MS. Yinghao Dong is a recipient of the Outstanding Talent in Dance Award in the United States and the founder of Spirit of Art Education Center. She has been teaching Chinese at Trinity High School in Louisville since 2018. In the same year, she also began teaching Ma Liping Chinese at the Kentuckiana Chinese School and has served as the Ma Liping Program Director since 2019.

Warm congratulations to Ms. Dong for receiving the 2025 Kentucky Outstanding Chinese Teacher Award (High School Group)!

The picture shows Ms. Jianfen Wang, President of KACLT, presenting the honorary certificate to Ms. Dong

Photo: Ms. Dong with members of the Kentucky Association of Chinese Language Teachers

Ms. Hu Jinyu has been serving as the IB Chinese teacher at Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville since 2018. From 2016 to 2018, she taught Ma Liping Chinese at the Kentuckiana Chinese School. Since 2019, she has been teaching both online and in-person Chinese courses at YangYang Chinese, where she served as Academic Director from 2020 to 2022. Since 2023, she has been the Principal of the Kentuckiana Chinese School.

Warm congratulations to Ms. Hu for receiving the 2023 Kentucky Outstanding Chinese Teacher Award (Elementary School Group)!

The picture shows Ms. Li Na, President of KACLT, and Ms. Zheng Yanhong, Director, presenting the honorary certificate to Teacher Hu

Photo: Ms. Hu attending the 2023 Kentucky World Language Association (KWLA) Annual Conference

Photo: Ms. Hu with members of the Kentucky Association of Chinese Language Teachers at the 2023 KWLA Annual Conference

Edited by：Jinyu Hu

Date: October 1, 2025