An International Student's Declaration of Independence | Hanyu Shen | TEDxMCA Youth

As an international school student, Shen has to fight against a stereotype: her education was a “shortcut bought with money.” Her anecdote of a family dinner where her uncle said her path was not difficult enough shows her struggle. While it’s true that her day ends early, she has to deal with TOEFL prep, Shakespeare essay-writing, club leadership, and the struggle of self-definition outside of a standardized test. Her talk is a manifesto of sorts: instead of avoiding the stereotype, she shows that internat ...