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Chinese language immersion kindergarteners Matthew Sullivan, left, and Robert Sawyer, right, each turned to look for approval from their two teachers after they pointed to the same Mandarin Chinese ...

Kelly Chuang, standing, teaches Mandarin to Crystal Huang at Chinese School of San Marino on April 1. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) In the relaxed cadences of her native Taiwan, Kelly Chuang ...

TODAY'S Wall Street Journal offers a useful update to the annual "Americans are rushing to teach their kids Mandarin" story. The reporters have found several families that have gone to unusual lengths ...

Ali Rabideau and her classmates watched intently as their teacher drew a series of characters on an overhead projector, their eyes darting between the calligraphy pens in their hands and the projector ...

Durrell Laury was in line at Nordstrom with his mom when he heard a group of women behind him speaking Mandarin. The 5-year-old turned and said, "Ni hao (hello)," watching for their reaction. The ...