Yale-China Teaching Fellows immerse themselves in a Chinese community for two years, joining Chinese colleagues in the endeavor of educating the country’s next generation. The in-depth education and cross-cultural fluency that results creates a cohort of Yale alumni whose close engagement with China prepares them to negotiate an increasingly complex world. The impact of the program is of course not just felt on the American side. Yale-China Fellows have a critical role to play—their challenge is not just to help their students master the intricacies of English, but to broaden their perceptions of American society and culture.