BLACKSBURG, Va., March 3 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
When Batmunkh Yondon's family left Mongolia four years ago, he had little time to study English. He worked remotely full time for his Mongolian employer while his wife, Noko Tsogt-Ochir, pursued her Ph.D. in theCollege of Engineering.
Their 7-year-old daughter, Luna, quickly adapted to life in the United States. She learned English in school and, over time, lost much of her Mongolian.
Yondon had never learned English. Luna had forgotten her first language. Gradually, father and daughter struggled to communicate. Eventually, he realized something had to change.
Alice Bertini faced a different but equally isolating challenge....