New Yorker Article on Documentary about Chinese Students at Fryeburg

[momof3nyc]

FYI - interesting short piece about a recently released documentary, “Maineland,” that follows two wealthy Chinese students through three years at Fryeburg.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-documentary-captures-the-dreams-and-anxieties-of-affluent-chinese-teens-at-an-american-boarding-school

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[SatchelSF]

From the linked article:

the older man says. “Now you don’t have to worry about tuition, you’re pretty lucky. You must seize this opportunity.”

Witnessing this intergenerational drama unfold, I felt the familiar weight of this father’s words. A generation ago, my own Chinese mother admonished me to “seize the opportunity,” …precisely because my tuition had largely been covered by scholarship funds. My luck in scoring a free ride, my mother warned, could not be squandered.

What a fantastic message for parents to give to their children. We are lucky to have foreign students like this in our high schools.

[cababe97]

I saw this documentary in school- very interesting. If I’m being completely honest, I personally don’t think that it paints Fryeburg in the best light. The doc showed numerous instances where students were pigeon holed/treated differently because of there race and there was even a sign in their common room that said “Only English room”, meaning that students couldn’t speak in their native tongue. In another scene, a faculty member confuses two Chinese boys and says “sorry, I just couldn’t tell you apart, you look so similar!”.

[MAandMEmom]

So odd, I just drove by this place last weekend and I couldn’t figure out the campus. I think I might have just seen one building on the main road, but in looking at the campus map there’s certainly more there!