Today in our #UICHINA series: Nearly 1 out of every 10 freshmen in this falls class -- more than 600 students -- are expected to come from China. The students will discover an evolving campus and community at Urbana-Champaign, one that now includes karaoke clubs and Chinese restaurants where the menus illuminated behind the counter are written only in Chinese. Locals say there are more imported cars on the roads, many of them driven by international students. The campus branch of a local bank employs Mandarin-speaking tellers, and students can join numerous Asian-specific clubs devoted to everything from business to badminton.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:55:01 +0000
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