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Monday, November 30, 2009
Austin startup uses Web to teach Chinese - Lori Hawkins, American-Statesman
Two years ago, when investment adviser John Pesce began hearing school superintendents complain about a shortage of Mandarin Chinese teachers, he saw an opportunity. "The visa process since 9/11 has made it so tough to bring people into the United States. At the same time, demand for Mandarin classes has been surging," said Pesce, co-founder of Austin-based TCG Advisors, which provides financial services to school districts. "I thought, 'Why not do this virtually?' " Pesce teamed with Andy Polito, who has taught English in China and is fluent in Mandarin, to start myChinese360. The result is a Web-based Chinese language program led by certified teachers in Beijing.
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