Mr. Rogers, who started Quantum Fund with financier George Soros, doesn't know Mandarin and had never lived in Asia.

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Her mother, who doesn't speak Mandarin, stared at Happy uncomprehendingly.

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They advanced much more quickly than if they had tried to climb the career ladder in the U.S. One young woman who works in financial services is already doing deals with senior Chinese executives even though she doesn't speak Mandarin.

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His wife, Millie Chu-Baird, is Chinese-American but can't read or write Mandarin, having grown up in Columbus, Ind.

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Liu, who speaks Mandarin and served as an interpreter, wasn't there for the first month.

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As more mandarin orchards went up, more bees started to carry pollen where it wasn't welcome.

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