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Try Harder!

- So I'm like the opposite ofa tiger mom

[indistinct chattering]
[soft upbeat music] - So I'm like the opposite of
a tiger mom

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- So I'm like the opposite of a tiger mom.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:03
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 actually wanted my son to go to a neighborhood school. - Try Harder! 00:05
I actually wanted my son to go to a neighborhood school.
Just so that he would have a more balanced in his life. - Try Harder! 00:05
Just so that he would have a more balanced in his life.
I remember having to work very hard when I was at Lowell. - Try Harder! 00:05
I remember having to work very hard when I was at Lowell.
I didn't want him to have to work that hard, - Try Harder! 00:15
I didn't want him to have to work that hard,
[indistinct chattering] - Try Harder! 00:05
[indistinct chattering]
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor - Try Harder! 00:10
And a friend had recommended a college advising counselor
So we were actually really late starting with that process. - Try Harder! 00:05
So we were actually really late starting with that process.
- I think the biggest role that she's played - Try Harder! 00:07
- I think the biggest role that she's played
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[indistinct chatter]
So, he started writing his satirical blog. - Try Harder! 00:04
So, he started writing his satirical blog.
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right? - Try Harder! 00:05
I mean, that's kind of a crazy thing, right?
I was like really? [laughing] - Try Harder! 00:08
I was like really? [laughing]
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids - Try Harder! 00:10
And so, I would say to parents to really have your kids
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic - Try Harder! 00:21
- The satire piece is like supposed to mimic
And the third thing I have to tell you, - Try Harder! 00:21
And the third thing I have to tell you,
And I am active on the liver transplant list. - Try Harder! 00:04
And I am active on the liver transplant list.
The only way to get rid of liver cancer - Try Harder! 00:05
The only way to get rid of liver cancer
I am very, very sad and disappointed - Try Harder! 00:09
I am very, very sad and disappointed
I really want to let you know that I feel - Try Harder! 00:10
I really want to let you know that I feel
I got what I think was really got love and appreciation - Try Harder! 00:10
I got what I think was really got love and appreciation