Bloomberg Businessweek – Christina Larson
“For the past three years, 27-year-old Ohio native Jessica Beinecke has scripted, acted in, and recorded about five episodes a week of OMG! Meiyu (OMG! American language)—her hit Internet program that teaches Chinese students American slang…This year, Beinecke decided to flip her format and make videos geared toward the growing number of young Americans trying to learn Mandarin. “Crazy Fresh Chinese” went online in January with sponsorship from the 100,000 Strong Foundation, a Department of State initiative started in early 2013 with the goal of encouraging Americans to study Mandarin.” (more)