La Gran América Newspaper Vol3 N8 April,2012

5 Visit our web page www.lagranamerica.com Abril 01, 2012 ENGLISH Willmar’s Chinese language classes underscore trend by Conrad Wilson, Minnesota Public Radio W ILLMAR, Minn. — Tang Beiyi is no stranger to teaching an unfamiliar language. But usually she teaches English back home in Chengdu, a city of 14 million and growing in southwest China. This year Beiyi finds herself in Willmar, teaching Mandarin to Willmar High School students. 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