Jeff Bissell, head of the Chinese American International School in San Francisco, says teaching is "evolving" as metrics and standards are established.

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Both my parents were Chinese, but I couldn't understand a word these relatives were saying growing up in California, I was so determined to be American that I refused to attend Chinese language school, and I didn't pick it up from my parents' conversations.

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If you are looking to sell your American business to a Chinese company, start looking for potential buyers with young kids and start touting your local school system.

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The school is one of the few American colleges that is a household name in China, and many Chinese parents dream of enrolling their children there.

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