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Reaching West: Dreams Of China's New Generation

A high school senior at a school in Beijing, China, Jinyu has adopted the English name, Louise. Fascinated by the West, she says she is a Trekkie and hopes to” boldly go” to college in the West.
Courtesy of Jonathan Diamond Associates.
A high school senior at a school in Beijing, China, Jinyu has adopted the English name, Louise. Fascinated by the West, she says she is a Trekkie and hopes to” boldly go” to college in the West.

Airs Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

“Reaching West: Dreams Of China's New Generation” follows several of these determined and engaging students through their senior year at one of the private high schools in Beijing, China that prepares students for study abroad.

The program chronicles the rigors of the application process from interviews to writing their personal essays.

It also provides a window into the students' daily lives and the challenges they face, from dating to the impact of American pop culture.

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"Reaching West" is on Facebook.

Produced by Jonathan Diamond Associates. Distributed by American Public Television.