The School District’s Mandarin immersion program is proving a help as the new students are integrated into the school system and life in America. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. facility is expected to bring more than 1,600 new, high-tech jobs to the state. Some of the staff are coming from Taiwan though most will be hired in Arizona.

From ABC15

Valley school district helping to get Taiwan families integrated into life in the US

Deer Valley Unified School District sees influx of Taiwanese students from TSMC plant

Elenee Dao Sep 05, 2023 

PHOENIX — As the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company continues construction in north Phoenix, more families from Taiwan are moving to Arizona. The Deer Valley Unified School District saw about 400 students come into their school system in the last year and a half.

Stetson Hills School saw the most students from Taiwan, with about 100 in the last year, and it’s been an adjustment for both the schools and Taiwanese students.

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