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And I think for a while, I tried to like
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Try Harder!

And I think for a while,I tried to like, not own up to my blackness,you know?

And I think for a while,
I tried to like, not own up to my blackness,
you know?

Full Transcript

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And I think for a while, I tried to like,
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not own up to my blackness, you know?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:45
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
ITVS,Center for Asian American Media (CAAM),California Humanites,XTR,Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Movie Summary

Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges.
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right grades - Try Harder! 00:09
I think I've worked hard and I think I have the right g...
But I don't like the fact that Asian students - Try Harder! 00:10
But I don't like the fact that Asian students
[gentle upbeat music] - Try Harder! 00:14
[gentle upbeat music]
And a lot of people at Lowell don't really know - Try Harder! 00:05
And a lot of people at Lowell don't really know
[audience cheering] - Try Harder! 00:12
[audience cheering]
But like I work hard [audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:06
But like I work hard [audience applauding]
[applause] - Try Harder! 00:06
[applause]
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:16
[audience applauding]
[audience applauding] - Try Harder! 00:06
[audience applauding]
[water splashing] - Try Harder! 00:06
[water splashing]
- Yeah, and it goes until midnight, - Try Harder! 00:06
- Yeah, and it goes until midnight,
- My mom got like a room at the hotel where the prom is at. - Try Harder! 00:04
- My mom got like a room at the hotel where the prom is at.
- Yeah, afterwards I can just go up to my room - Try Harder! 00:06
- Yeah, afterwards I can just go up to my room
- Yeah, aren't you gonna party with your friends? - Try Harder! 00:04
- Yeah, aren't you gonna party with your friends?
[chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:05
[chuckling]
- Well, yesterday morning, - Try Harder! 00:09
- Well, yesterday morning,
We're not leaving the house until you do it." - Try Harder! 00:07
We're not leaving the house until you do it."
Just a lot of people strong in literature came out of Brown - Try Harder! 00:08
Just a lot of people strong in literature came out of Brown
And I thought to please her, - Try Harder! 00:07
And I thought to please her,
- I want to... It's like balancing between what I want - Try Harder! 00:07
- I want to... It's like balancing between what I want