Missouri military high school cultivates ties with China
Missouri Military Academy in Mexico has long prided itself in creating young leaders, boasting a one hundred percent college acceptance rate for the past decade. This academic year the school has...
View ArticleChinese program taking root at Missouri Military Academy
This week, The special project “The China Connection” tells us about a program at the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico. Plus, an audio postcard that introduces you to a family that’s “like any...
View ArticleScience program to get more room at Columbia College
This week, Columbia College broke ground on a new science building. MU’s Confucius Institute is partnering with a program in the North Callaway school district. Plus, we’ll take you along with a trip...
View ArticleChinese language in North Callaway classrooms
MU’s branch of the Confucius Institute has signed a one-year deal with the North Callaway School district in Kingdom city, Missouri to introduce Kindergarten through 8th grade students to Chinese...
View ArticleSmall Columbia firm has a direct link to Chinese markets
In 2005, Columbia stockbroker Alex LaBrunerie placed a very long-distance cold call.
View ArticleChinese exchange students at MU share their experiences
In China, the United States is widely regarded as the best place to send students who want a quality education. KBIA surveyed MU students who came from China to the United States so that they could...
View ArticleMissouri mom starts a Chinese immersion pre-school in Columbia
Jane O’Toole plays more roles in her life than most people around you. She’s the founder of Xiao Lao Hu (Little Tiger) pre-school; she’s an instructor at the MU Asian Affairs Center; she’s the vice...
View ArticleMissouri teacher sees China through eyes of a Chinese family
Barbara Leonhard, 60, is an instructor in the Intensive English Program and English-language Support Program at MU. In fall of 2008, she met her Chinese student Brandon Du, who practices Tai Chi....
View ArticleColumbia lawyer seeks to bring “immigrant investors” to mid-Missouri
When it comes to jobs in Missouri, Karla Klingner Diaz believes that immigration is not the problem -- but rather the solution.
View ArticleBond to lead St. Louis business delegation to China
Former Republican Missouri Senator Kit Bond will lead a delegation of St. Louis-area business leaders to China later this year. Bond's consulting firm that works on international trade will accompany...
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