For preservationists, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan holds a unique place. It was one of the first mainstream American cartoons to normalize code-switching (swapping between English and Mandarin) and to address "anger" (Hǎo yīnyǎng) not as a bad emotion, but as one to be soothed through counting and breathing.
Created by Karen Chau and premiering on February 7, 2008, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan was a groundbreaking preschool series that introduced Mandarin Chinese and bicultural Chinese-American themes to a global audience. ni hao kailan archiveorg