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Try Harder!

- I'm really excited for him because this is likesuch a nice opportunity that he can...

[gentle piano music] - I'm really excited for him because this is like
such a nice opportunity that he can leave school
and just live out his dream and not be weighed down by
anything, Chinese style

Full Transcript

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[gentle piano music]
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- I'm really excited for him
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because this is like such a nice opportunity
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that he can leave school and just live out his dream
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and not be weighed down by anything, Chinese style.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:01
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.
No debt. [chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:09
No debt. [chuckling]
- A couple of days before we got here, - Try Harder! 00:05
- A couple of days before we got here,
I don't know if this is like the one that she really wanted. - Try Harder! 00:04
I don't know if this is like the one that she really wa...
[people applauding] - Try Harder! 00:13
[people applauding]
[gentle piano music] - Try Harder! 00:06
[gentle piano music]
We used to have this thing where, - Try Harder! 00:16
We used to have this thing where,
It's just, I'm happy that she has the opportunity - Try Harder! 00:10
It's just, I'm happy that she has the opportunity
- Text you every step of the way, okay. - Try Harder! 00:05
- Text you every step of the way, okay.
- Yes you are, it's okay, it's okay to cry. - Try Harder! 00:04
- Yes you are, it's okay, it's okay to cry.
- That's what we do. [sobbing] - Try Harder! 00:07
- That's what we do. [sobbing]
[sighing] - Try Harder! 00:07
[sighing]
[chuckling] - Try Harder! 00:06
[chuckling]
I'm actually really grateful, - Try Harder! 00:07
I'm actually really grateful,
I don't know, it's kind of like humbling. - Try Harder! 00:04
I don't know, it's kind of like humbling.
- And I think there's... - Try Harder! 00:04
- And I think there's...
- And then we'll bring you to San Francisco to have - Try Harder! 00:06
- And then we'll bring you to San Francisco to have
I told him that we can meet each other as often as he wants. - Try Harder! 00:04
I told him that we can meet each other as often as he wants.
[laughing] - Try Harder! 00:10
[laughing]
[footsteps approaching] - Try Harder! 00:09
[footsteps approaching]
[mouse clicking] - Try Harder! 00:06
[mouse clicking]