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Carol Chen Author & Illustrator

Dr. Carol Chen-Lin (???) is member and former president of the Board of Directors of Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS). She is the head Chinese language teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, as well as the director of the Chinese Summer Program and Academic Term Program in Beijing. At the national level, she was one of the task force members entrusted to develop the Chinese National Standards. In 2008, she received the U.S. Department of Education’s 2008 American Stars of Teaching Award for her dedication to cultivating understanding and improving relations between foreign countries through the study of language. Dr. Dali Tan (???) is Associate Professor of Chinese at the Northern Virginia Community College. She has extensive experience in teaching Chinese from the 5th grade to college seniors as well as at heritage Chinese schools. She is former President of CLASS and has served in many leadership positions, such as director of a STARTALK infrastructure grant, co-director of a U.S. Department of Education project, and member of the AP and SAT II Chinese committees in the College Board. She was a recipient of the Teacher Recognition Award 2003 issued by U.S. Department of Education.