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    November 14, 2011

Chinese Top List of International Students in US

   Ira Mellman

   China is now sending more college students to study in the United
   States than any other country.

                   Listen to Ira Mellman's interview with Peggy Blumenthal

   A new report shows a 23 percent increase in the number of Chinese
   students coming to the U.S.

   The latest edition of the annual Institute of International Education's
   [1]Open Doors report says there are now over 157,000 Chinese students
   at U.S. colleges and universities.

   'They really enroll in a full range of US higher education,' said Peggy
   Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President of the Institute of
   International Education, the group that compiled the report.

   Institute of International Education map of international student
   origins

   ^A global view of the countries of origin for international students in
   the U.S.
   Courtesy: Institute of International Education

   'Ten, 20 years ago, students from China only knew of a handful of US
   institutions, but now, they are enrolling in our community colleges, in
   our small liberal arts institutions, in the research universities.
   Really spread across the country,' she said.

   Blumenthal attributes the increase in the number of Chinese students
   heading to U.S. colleges to not enough capacity at home for all of the
   Chinese students who want a college education as well as the feeling
   that students and their parents are looking for a 'unique' educational
   experience here.

   China's one child policy, says Blumenthal, has led to a situation that
   resources are being concentrated by families on a single child, thereby
   allowing them to get the best education they can get.

   India is second on the list, with more than 104,000 students studying
   in the United States. South Korea places third with more than 72,000
   students. The Asian region now makes up a majority of the total
   international student population.

                       Listen to Ira Mellman's interview with Pete Angelis

   UCLA, The University of California at Los Angeles has one of the
   largest Asian student populations of any college in the United States.

   Peter Angelis, UCLA's assistant vice chancellor for housing and
   hospitality puts that number at about 40 percent, with the percentage
   growing every year.

   The Yuzu Kosho chicken sandwich is one of many new food offerings at
   UCLA.

UCLA

   The Yuzu Kosho chicken sandwich is one of many new food offerings at
   UCLA.

   After surveys found that students wanted more Asian cuisine choices,
   the university opened a new food venue called [2]Feast at Rieber.

   Angelis said 'the best way to celebrate UCLA's cultural diversity is
   through cuisine and through food.'

   He said the $5.1 million renovation of the Rieber Dining Hall created a
   contemporary look for serving numerous Asian cuisines. Staff members,
   who underwent extensive training before Rieber opened, greet students
   when they enter the hall with salutations in different languages.

References

   1. http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors
   2. http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/ucla-s-innovative-feast-at-rieber-218203.aspx

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