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Try Harder!

If you ask a lot of Asians, a lot of them have a reallylike a more humble outlook

If you ask a lot of Asians, a lot of them have a really
like a more humble outlook

Full Transcript

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- If you ask a lot of Asians,
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a lot of them have a really like a more humble outlook.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:35
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.
Like they don't wanna show too much about themselves. - Try Harder! 00:05
Like they don't wanna show too much about themselves.
That's just how a lot of Chinese people - Try Harder! 00:06
That's just how a lot of Chinese people
So even if you're not convinced that you're the best, - Try Harder! 00:05
So even if you're not convinced that you're the be...
- My mom, she really thinks that I have a big chance - Try Harder! 00:07
- My mom, she really thinks that I have a big chance
She's like, - Try Harder! 00:10
She's like,
[indistinct chattering] [door closing] - Try Harder! 00:09
[indistinct chattering] [door closing]
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:09
[indistinct chattering]
And, I didn't get a 1600 on the SAT, I only got a 1500, - Try Harder! 00:11
And, I didn't get a 1600 on the SAT, I only got a 1500,
The kids who are going to higher level colleges are... - Try Harder! 00:06
The kids who are going to higher level colleges are...
They're the big players of the world, you know? - Try Harder! 00:05
They're the big players of the world, you know?
If I don't go to one of those big colleges, - Try Harder! 00:06
If I don't go to one of those big colleges,
And at least looking at my resume, - Try Harder! 00:07
And at least looking at my resume,
- Okay, quick check on myself to make sure - Try Harder! 00:08
- Okay, quick check on myself to make sure
- You guys are talking too much - Try Harder! 00:06
- You guys are talking too much
- It's a hard college to get into, so I wasn't really upset. - Try Harder! 00:05
- It's a hard college to get into, so I wasn't rea...
It's not like I was like hoping and wishing and thinking - Try Harder! 00:07
It's not like I was like hoping and wishing and thinkin...
My mom's seemed, she tried to pretend like she was okay - Try Harder! 00:10
My mom's seemed, she tried to pretend like she was okay
I didn't really expect much that kind of just like told me, - Try Harder! 00:11
I didn't really expect much that kind of just like told...
- Oh, she's the one who told me, - Try Harder! 00:05
- Oh, she's the one who told me,
[laughing] - Try Harder! 00:07
[laughing]