[5] In the late 2000s and early 2010s, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s headed to China for employment, lured by its faster-growing economy and good pay in the financial sector.
[6] Many of them teach English, a service in demand from Chinese businesspeople and students and a growing number are arriving with skills and experience in computers, finance and other fields.
The children of missionaries and educators, having grown up in American households in China, grew up and contributed to the shaping of the US-China relationship.
[5] In the late 2000s and early 2010s, a growing number of Americans in their 20s and 30s headed to China for employment, lured by its faster-growing economy and good pay in the financial sector.
[6] Many of them teach English, a service in demand from Chinese businesspeople and students and a growing number are arriving with skills and experience in computers, finance and other fields.
While providing a Western-styled education helps establish a stronger sense of connection between students with their country of citizenship and/or origin, being in an international school also often lead to disconnection to local culture.
While they live physically in China, the limited contact they have with local communities and the sheerly different environment their schools offer make them ignorant about their surrounding culture.