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When Christine Chessen decided to send her oldest child to CAIS eight years ago, her blond-haired daughter stood out among the sea of mostly Asian or half-Asian children.

Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

"Until businesses regain confidence that they're going to have customers over the next six months or a year, they're not interested in borrowing to expand their business or hire workers," said Mr. Chessen.

Revenue Slide Dents Banks' Recovery Victoria McGrane 2011

"The news was a little depressing" for savers, says Jim Chessen , chief economist at the American Bankers Association.

Low Rates Are Good—and Bad Jennifer Waters 2011

"With the rise of Asia, people are finally jumping on the bandwagon," said Ms. Chessen, a stay-at-home mom who now has all three of her children—a first-, fourth- and sixth-grader—enrolled in the school.

Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

The move made sense to Ms. Chessen when she learned that there are more native speakers of Chinese in the world than those whose mother tongue is English or Spanish.

Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

James Chessen , chief economist with the American Bankers Association, said the industry is "regaining its footing."

FDIC: 884 'Problem' Banks Remain Even as Profits Grow Alan Zibel 2011

But James Chessen, chief economist of the American Bankers Association, said that it made sense at the time to stop collecting most premiums because "the fund became so large that interest income on the fund was covering the premiums for almost a decade."

Banks Didn't Pay Into FDIC Coffers From 1996 To 2006 - The Consumerist 2009

"Banks have navigated these economic gyrations many times in the past," James Chessen , economist at the American Bankers Association, said in a statement last month.

World-Wide, Bad News You Can Take to Bank Robin Sidel 2011

There hasn't been a long-enough period to know what would work, says James Chessen, the industry group's chief economist.

Risky Business 2010

Lianne Milton for The Wall Street Journal First-grader Martha Chessen gets help from instructor Xiu Geng in a math-in-Mandarin class at the Chinese American International School, where a growing number of students come from non-Chinese backgrounds.

Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011