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Why Do American Students Seem Less Interested in Going to Asia?

NEW YORK, October 12, 2017 — In a conversation with the New Yorker's Jiayang Fan, writer and college teacher Michael Meyer explores why seemingly few American college students are interested in moving to China. Meyer's new book Learning China From the Ground Up is a memoir of his experience as a young Peace Corps volunteer in China during the 1990s. (1 min., 59 sec.)

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Arts
 /  India

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 /  New York

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 /  Japan

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 /  New York

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 /  India

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 /  New York

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Policy
 /  New York

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 /  Southern California

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 /  Japan

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 /  Australia

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 /  New York

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