PBHA's Chinatown ESL Program
Volunteer-run program offering affordable English tutoring to Chinatown-area and Greater Boston Chinese-American adults, focused on everyday conversation, reading and writing.
- Joining
- Application
- Meets
- Saturdays/Sunday, 10 - 11:30 AM
About
When: Saturdays/Sunday, 10 - 11:30 AM Where: Online (as of now) PBHA’s Chinatown ESL program makes affordable ESL learning services available to adults in the Chinatown area, and other Great Boston Chinese-American residents. Volunteers tutor adults in 90 minute sessions on the English language. Lessons focus on developing practical conversational, reading, and writing skills useful for everyday situations. By providing these services, PBHA helps to alleviate the social isolation that many immigrant adults feel when moving to a country where their language is not spoken, and provides new opportunities for them without the financial burden these services typically bring.
How to join
- Application — A written application, often followed by interviews.
What they do
- Lessons on practical conversational, reading, and writing skills
- Tutoring adults in English in 90-minute sessions
Mission, in their words
To help alleviate the social isolation many immigrant adults feel and provide new opportunities without the financial burden these services typically bring.
More links
- PBHA program pageHarvard directory
Sources
- Chinatown ESL — PBHAHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- PBHA ProgramsHarvard page · seen Sep 30, 2026
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