A Former Hotel In Milwaukee Is Now Home To 170 Chinese Teen Students (HBO)

[@jiayuanwang8488]

I went to a private high school in the States as an international student. Realistically, the schools didn't decide to admit more international students for diversity, but are rather in it for the money. My high school recruited more Chinese students when they saw that their financial situation was going downhill. When there's an overwhelming number of international students in a school, the Chinese students themselves will no longer get the immersive experience their parents paid big bucks for; and it is not fair to use students as a financial tool, especially when they claim to be "non-profit."

[@whoboo6780]

Jiayuan Wang Bottom line no one talks about especially the racists. Secretly they want more Chinese students to use as scape goats and lining their pockets. It's all about the money really. Actually these universities see Chinese as nothing more than cash cows. Chinese enrolments in the US are also getting fewer and fewer anyway but anything like this is not news because Americans are too embarrassed that Chinese don't need them.

[@RobertDMoore]

Smell like the republic spirit, minus teens and plus money, money money.

[@suesheification]

Jiayuan Wang welcome to capitalism

[@jackbarbey]

I don't feel like this is a secret, or at least an open secret. Rich parents in the US pay to send their kids to the best schools, and rich parents in other countries do the same. Then, the school uses the income from the students who pay full tuition to subsidize students on financial aid or other programs, which she mentions quite honestly at 3:55. Its just the economics of running a school. That doesn't mean that they are profiting. As you said, they are non-profits. That just means they can cover their costs or increase their programming.

[@cecilycook5592]

You are right on that. Its money!!! We, in Washington state, deal more with Japan and MOSTLY Mexicans but our neighbors in Canada are dealing with a crisis because the government is letting in basically ONLY rich Chinese and its screwing up the economy, not making it better!!! Our economy is a mess as well because of it. Mostly because we have poor Mexican families coming in and having to spend SO MUCH educational funds on teaching them English.

[@evilgary747]

First lesson in living in America: we want your money.

[@whosscottgreen54]

It's owned by Chinese gov. (Cernet) USA won't see a penny, we may even give them tax breaks or something idk, I know this is not fair for US citizens seeking education or technical skill.

[@whoboo6780]

Evil Gary Agreed.

[@synecdoche8783]

Everyone complaining about international students need to understand this: 1) They sacrifice their home and culture so they have more incentive to work harder and will probably be more successful than you 2) Middle class families in America generally live comfortable lives, this leads to a lazy lifestyle and the offspring of middle class families (you, the complainer), probably did not try hard enough in school or went to college to party and not secure yourself in this highly competitive society 3) Stop complaining about people "stealing" your jobs and education and try harder instead.

[@tsaicho]

I agree. I find it amazing how a lot of my fellow Americans complain about foreigners taking "their" jobs like they are entitled to those jobs. Everybody is just trying to survive and make a living. As far as I am concerned, those who have an advantage to start out, like people in the middle class, need to take advantage of those opportunities ASAP because there are people who have to struggle to get out of poverty and improve their lives, and those kids are going to put in more work to improve their lives. Great examples of Americans who grew up in low-income households and became wealthy & successful through putting in the work and taking risks include Ken Langone (financier and Home Depot founder), Colonel Harlan Sanders (KFC founder), Dr. Quinones-Hinohosa (formerly an undocumented immigrant turned world-renowned neurosurgeon), Jose Hernandez (natural-born American retired astronaut and son of migrant workers), and Lloyd Blankfein (former Goldman Sachs CEO).

[@tsaicho]

The complainers have zero "grit" because they grew up & lived too comfortably without understanding how precarious their financial situations are whereas the successful people who originally came from low-income families or poverty had the "grit" to keep fighting to improve their lives.

[@muchomusiclibre]

You're describing a situation that isn't unique to the United States at all. 1.) Some Chinese people complain about foreigners living and working in China, similar to what happens in the United States. 2.) Wealthy Chinese people are actively buying up much of the United States real estate, food supply, and have plans to acquire much more. As an "American", it's odd that you feel a greater loyalty to Chinese people than to Americans.

[@lemonlimelukey]

"success" is subjective. no amount of money and "success" can make you empty shells less empty inside 😂😂

[@blank.9301]

Not necessarily there are plenty of opportunities in China. They know their Universities aren't as good so they just go there to study and then go back to their homeland to work.

[@zoujoe7227]

It is $40000-$50000/year.. Our social elites are so desperate to send their kids to learn banana dance...

[@j7543]

Lmao

[@treelife365]

Maybe because learning the Banana Dance actually makes you more intelligent.

[@DeeMac428]

Well it does cover more than just tuition. It also covers food and transportation. Have you ever done the math on how much you spend on food every year? And that just food, how much gas do you use to get to the food.

[@Aethed]

They say you have a +50% chance of getting into med school if you have a copy of banana dance on your resume.

[@halfvolley11]

The kids go abroad and become westernized. They do not want to come back. The Chinese ladies want to marry White men. It is very shameful. Chinese Government should put quota on students leaving the country. They must pay heavy tax for studying abroad.

[@shantaybearcakes7069]

I was a exchange student in Asia. that shit is intense. I don't blame them

[@joebazooks]

because we know if the US stopped importing foreigners, the number of STEM graduates would be zilch

[@Ghoul847]

/ The US is indeed in need of STEM students. LOTS OF THEM

[@lauryn1747]

Shutup

[@randomdude4110]

From mainly Asian countries

[@monoham1]

are you fucking kidding me?! 50k is NOTHING! THERE'S EASILY that many Chinese high school students in ONE city in Australia! they're building new CITIES here just to house Chinese high school students! you just sound so racist. no wonder, considering you were the last country to get rid of slavery

[@alexliu5806]

Oh my lord, how do people keep getting race baited this easily? Stop responding to obvious troll comments.

[@yanuaraidi]

oh..oh... the minimum SAT score is gonna increase

[@owendebest4183]

Hehe I got 1300 and still got into UCSD

[@_IsrealPerez]

Midwest is ACT but this is still kinda funny

[@heratyian]

This is a great opportunity. American and Chinese high school students have a lot to teach each other. Maybe some American students should visit China too.

[@Gokusupersaiyan99]

Lol. Yeah. No chance of losing all our freedoms and hoping the banana dance gives us a good social score to be able leave.

[@vlazpuchimurknov9093]

China is too corupt, one mistake and you're locked up for life for something petty.

[@waski672]

A uk reporter interviewing an American educator about Chinese students. Why? It sounded more like about money than education. Keeping enrollment up. Talk about globalization . Wow

[@Klangstar]

Remember, these are all PRIVATE schools, which set their own standards and curriculum, at a premium price of course. They set up shop in Wisconsin because apparently to set up shop is cheap as shit, thus maximizing profit, as they charge the Chinese students 4,000$ more than American kids. Chinese parents well know not to send their kids to PUBLIC schools in the US as it's a failure. PRIVATE schools are taking over, and that's a sad situation. The more this country that I love is privatizing our prisons, our schools, and private security firms, and many more industries the more we lose our liberty and freedoms. Welcome to The Corporation States of America...

[@tenzinlhakpa1672]

4:52 is he Jack Ma's lost brother?

[@MrThekingofcod6]

tenzin lhakpa lmfao

[@andrewfreeman88]

Alien clone for sure!

[@chinesesparrows]

What really surprises me is that students from china with population of 1.4 billion has 50k f1 visas while south korea with population of 50mil has 8k. Proportionally there are really alot of korean students then.

[@isunlloaoll]

Yea but America isn't the only place for the Chinese students to go. Canada is probably more popular, UK schools are also seem as the more prestigious than American ones. Then there's Germany.

[@whoboo6780]

Chinese Sparrows Proportionately, there are fewer Chinese overseas than even Americans, Germans, Italians, Spanish overseas but no one talks about this.

[@rickwu5272]

Am I the only one who think that the president of the student dorm looks like Jack Ma?

[@ahmedsudaisbatuaan]

and sound alike!

[@atree8842]

I have a friend who came to America for high school. My parents used to send him Chinese snacks in the mail. Hehe.

[@theuglykwan]

When I heard the package part in the report I immediately thought of snacks!

[@gghg5]

I wonder if these kids will make a change in chinese politics in the future since alot of them are from rich and powerful families, bringing western culture and thinking back to china was one of the major influences of the Xinhai Revolution by Sun Zhong Shan taking down the Qing Dynasty.

[@aandwdabest]

It’s Sun Yet San......

[@stephenlee3911]

if you want to get in the politics in china meritocracy , you gonna start from the bottoms .

[@leonidassabr9197]

Why would chins want to be like the west politically? ? Its a mess

[@riripari2042]

That's nice. That way they can stay with each other and not feel so alone.

[@GOPsithlord]

I sincerely hope all this exposure to the U.S. is good for the Chinese. They may perhaps take back some very different attitudes home with them.

[@dothedeed]

I doubt they'll go home. Their parents might just buy them a house or make an investment and the govt will give them a green card. www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-through-job/green-card-through-investment

[@Ewang2727]

GOPsithlord yeah stuff like "pretend to be pro peace while actually fighting three simultaneous wars, blame other countries for your lack of jobs, racism, underhanded tactics at foreign policy, etc"

[@chenjoseph735]

hey not all Chinese kids in US are rich

[@fly_flippase5937]

We are

[@phiksit]

They can go work at the one of the many chinese owned US companies. Then mama and papa can come visit and buy a visa / green card.

[@matemahe]

By being in high school in the states this students can register now with in state tuition which is 1/4 of international/ out of state tuition. Still taking advantage of the system if you ask me.

[@travisgamble8765]

I spent some of my high school years in Canada at a boarding school that had a number of students from Hong Kong (pre 1999 Chinese take over). I really valued the friendships I cultivated with them and they enjoyed experiencing and studying in a different environment. It set them up much better to be prepared for universities in both Canada and the USA.

[@EricGates]

I live/work by both of these places. Never would have guessed there were 170. Welcome to our city/country though!

[@themiddleman5886]

I for one welcome our Chinese overlords

[@DocProctor]

I'm sticking with the oveladies, you can keep the overlords. ;)

[@jsonthomas8192]

The Middle Man human you and your human Chinese overload would never beat the master I Robot race the machines will uprise

[@phiksit]

First we need the 5G network before the machines can take over.

[@iscai834]

im sorry but why are they going to middle of nowhere states like wisconsin and iowa????

[@matemahe]

iscai834 focus on studying cause nothing better to do. It's cheaper cost of living so the owner of motel can charge highest cost of living cost to parents and make more money

[@scottscott5827]

They are in Wauwatosa, WI. Wauwatosa is a very nice suburb of Milwaukee with great restaurants and the best mall in the state. They are 10 minutes from Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers) and 20 minutes from the Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee Bucks), 60 minutes from Road America (4.0 miles Road Course) in Elkhart Lake and 90 minutes from Chicago.

[@younglobwedge]

Her laugh is adorable

[@mako01]

It is so weird to see this since I personally know some of the students in the video and have even been to WIA. I never knew that it was that big of a deal that someone would go out of their way to make a video about it.

[@chenjoseph735]

she really adapt to US culture

[@koshinyusuf7214]

Out of all the states they can go to, they choose Wisconsin???

[@andrewlutze1370]

You bet your dairy air!

[@koshinyusuf7214]

LOL

[@xcen1]

because of clean air, greener pastures. China has horrible pollution, you can never see the sky, the moon, 100 feet in front of you.

[@redswift31]

Believe it or not the Midwest is actually a pretty good place to live. There are tons of Chinese kids at my college.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

To a chinese, they don't even know the difference as long as it's American

[@TheBloodVodka]

The price seems fair when break it down into room food and transport for 1 year. This is a good business.

[@rogerszmodis]

My girlfriend came to Canada from China in 2004 to go to high school here. Her parents sent her so she would never have to go back to China. They made it here a few years ago. They were prepared to never see her again so she could be free.

[@1Minute_Japan]

she cute

[@Ewang2727]

Traffer found the White nerd hiding in his mom's basement

[@scottscott5827]

Good for them. Wisconsin is loaded with world class attractions and events.

[@richardzhang2773]

I never knew this kind of semi-boarding styled schools existed, but always good to know. Welp I'm probably gonna miss my parents if they don't live with me though for sure, good thing they are here.

[@DigitalYojimbo]

3:50 fucking loaded question if I ever heard one.

[@alienjourney]

Common Asian stereotype. "I want to be a doctor."

[@theuglykwan]

Half the doctors at my local surgery in Scotland are asian, yet we are only a tiny % of the population so i guess it works out.

[@Erik_Emer]

The thing is that there are always sick people. Regardless of whether it's in their own country or abroad, there are always people in need of treatment and medication. Also, not every disease has a solution yet, so there's also a need for medical research. In this way, there's always a need for those in the medical field.

[@YamFZR93]

They make pretty good engineers and doctors, at least in theory, if they are very disciplined. Most Asians, especially Chinese, are NOT known for creativity, it's just not in their culture. I have worked with many over the years. The only creative Chinese I have known were from Taiwan. Even the children raised in the USA since very young, due to parental imprinting, usually only have 'creativity' in computer science or figuring out ways to make money. They're all about money, and nothing else, at least the ones I have met. The creative ones are really wonderful people though, very sad, they are in the minority. Indians are not much different. They all tend to make great Ph.D. students and do well in research settings / government or science jobs, but they can barely tie their shoes or do very much that requires common sense or construction / hands-on skills. It's not just a general lack of spatial ability, it's also an overriding sense of entitlement and laziness created by a caste society and worship of money as an End-All, Be-All. And the parents are so brainwashed by the Communist government, trying to explain reality to them is like bashing your head against a brick wall.

[@theuglykwan]

YamFZR93 There is some truth currrently in that but you can't account for the golden ages in Chinese history where innovations, discoveries and inventions were plentiful. Our civilization couldn't have gotten so far without creativity. We stagnated in the past few centuries just as some of the west fell into the dark ages while arabs and chinese were enjoying golden ages. Are you coming into contact with a specific class of Chinese? I've met postgraduates that had never worked a day in their life and were just like the ones that couldn't tie their shoe laces. But there were others who were poor and clawed their way up - to them it is western people who seem entitled and lazy.

[@YamFZR93]

You're probably right also. I'm quite sure none of us can see the entire picture. At least 7 billion people none of us have ever gotten to know, only who we have met in our daily living and occasional travels.

[@carracer2002]

My school's base tuition for day students is $45K and international/boarding students have to pay $55K+ for their tuition + boarding. But then again, my school is ranked one of the top in the nation. I have never heard of this random school is Wisconsin

[@TheLochs]

I went to USM, a private school outside of Milwaukee. USM, University School Of Milwaukee. It was private and we had to wear a suit and tie from 5th grade on. It was a very good school and I loved it. We were bussed in from all parts of the city. It was expensive. I grew up in a wealthy family. However, I will say that school is what you make of it and anybody can excel if they want to. I am a poor musician now, lol. Just goes to show that a great education does't always pan out. I also went to an Ivy League college. I won't say when though. It was quite a long time ago.

[@dickiewongtk]

Schools get the best kids, kids get the best education, win win.

[@TheShaniqua1992]

notice how the chinese students all adopt english names, while we still got akberajiaha bashalaja and then you get called a racist for mispronouncing the name

[@joshuaduffey3239]

I am all for it, but we should charge more plus a tax, and for every Chinese that goes to OUR school we should be able to send an American to school. This is not right, come on man.

[@sophiex.1058]

I can’t believe VICE did a video about this, my mom works at this place!

[@Mr.Mastersplinter]

I love these people coming to my city milwaukee. I love it. I want to visit them. :)

[@TheMadisonHang]

she is so bright so much promise in her future

[@okaymea]

I'm turning 18 in june, doing my second year at college and I have a job. I miss high school, I wanna be a kid again. gosh! I feel like I grew up too soon.

[@mosesofgod6593]

Love it!

[@inquisitvem6723]

how can it be possible? i thought they are only allowed to come over for college, not high school

[@YouYou-sm8tf]

+Inquisitive m Aree you a kpop fan?

[@monoham1]

50000?! in 2017?! that's unbelievable! how is the us so far behind! i went to two high schools in Australia and in each there were AT LEAST 1000 Chinese students! in 2009!

[@dickiewongtk]

I wish I have a chance to study in the US when I was in secondary school ... : (

[@JC-Finance]

The Chinese is about face, if parents can brag their kids went to school abroad it makes them look better. Their chances of getting a job when they return is higher and it don't even matter which college they go to. There's tons of international students going to art schools and city college where I'm from.

[@Roodtxenrood]

surprisingly studying in USA is cheaper than Hong Kong

[@dtown416]

I'm very jealous after watching this ☹️☹️

[@cesiumbob7278]

Well from what I have been told is that in China only K-8 is free but high school costs money. So it is probably no big deal for Chinese parents to pay for a private high school anyhow.

[@laurenrose3462]

Can't blame them for wanting their kids to be able choose to be whatever they want to be.

[@stephanie.420]

This isn’t new, when I entered my high school in 2003 we had a HUGE number of Asians who boarded at our school (it was a boarding prep school)

[@andrewfreeman88]

@ 2:45 isn't that the Alibaba guy holy mole!

[@Davidm00sh12]

That's not Jack Ma :')

[@andrewfreeman88]

He's a Jack Ma clone for sure ツ

[@andrelee7081]

At best, from the side they look a little similar, but that's it.

[@turtleturbo1025]

SuperSimpleasthat lol fuhny

[@henryl355]

They could hire him as a body double LOL

[@jasondenney8380]

Send them back too...

[@i99suk54]

She’s from Guangzhou I’m from Wenzhou and Shanghai

[@stanleyrakoski6005]

Send them back

[@squanto7795]

Show this video to anyone who’s been in the U.S for ten years or more and doesn’t speak a single word of English.

[@brewcrew4145]

Anyone else here live in Milwaukee??

[@hermangarcia545]

That's why programs like Kipp are so important cause without it very few low income students would be able to compete.

[@Iam-me]

My son are 2 years at high school

[@thugnificent_69]

These people are inflating the university selection pool

[@fredrm6023]

God damn that's expensive

[@gj3933]

She is happier than the average high school kids in China, at least.

[@ilikebeinganonymous8666]

2:40 Now I know what Jack Ma does in his spare time

[@AaronDoud]

This is starting locally in Clinton IA as well. Just announced.

[@TheRamsfanstl]

These kids will forever have an understanding of freedom and choice that a western culture can provide. They will return home one day and a part of them will forever be American!

[@Phlegethon]

TheRamsfanstl lol what a retarded comment

[@immapilot9338]

they will understand how chinese constitution is superior, later.

[@Ahmardian]

How do they get Visa's to go to school here?...they buy them from the US government. The same govt complaining about jobs and immigrants....Makes no sense

[@danielpark8003]

Their is a thought they may do this in Canada too. Using hotels or motels as dorms.

[@blank.9301]

In Australia too. There is a show called Jack Irish staring Guy Pearce, and there was an episode with foreign students illegally staying in a unaccredited education building.

[@mikep.6280]

money buys better education.

[@2007Club]

Okay the first girl is going to go very far. I mean she is so ecstatic about the liberty of American schools.

[@michaelcobb9503]

my high school administrators are in that delegation in this video lol

[@aa-dk8zm]

she looks like yuna kim

[@abcd123906]

The scientist-turned-businessman who turned that hotel into a dorm looks like Jack Ma! (CEO of Alibaba)

[@peters840]

Dixon Adair it is

[@abcd123906]

And he talks like him too!

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, we need more Asians in the south eastern part of the states

[@onlinehilz]

Well, there is smth to worry. Chinese are rly patriotic, everything they learn, they will carry back to China, to benefit their country. Thats their menthality. If you take a look at european universities, especially Music ones, like Hans-Eisler in Berlin, you'll see how many Chinese there are. So, It's time to learn chinese.

[@steezmunky]

onlinehilz why worry?

[@deprogramm]

because there going back to china while taking western education dumbass

[@benblexbenblex]

onlinehilz because americans are so unpatriotic, yeah

[@steezmunky]

how is that a bad thing? you say nothing here. how is it being "taken away." if anything it's being brought TO china and that might be a good thing. More American-friendly Chinese?

[@isunlloaoll]

Bruh, these rich Chinese contribute way more to your economy than a typical western citizen. Win win.

[@SleepMeditationandAffirmations]

Milwaukee out of all places. Poor kids

[@scottscott5827]

They are not in a city of Milwaukee school. They are in Wauwatosa, WI. Wauwatosa is a very nice suburb of Milwaukee with great restaurants and the best mall in the state.

[@seanpan5846]

Competitions are too fierce at home. Most of them are not in the top tier in Chinese or English.

[@THEISAAC1593]

19 year old senior? I was 19 in my second year of college?

[@kyh6767]

it might be chinese years or maybe the esl program slowed her a bit

[@helenp5649]

2:50 he looks like jack ma if he was still broke lol

[@lafkdjay]

Why is this Persian lady interviewing a Chinese student about America schools?

[@dawnfkahamilton-doerfler6982]

Education should not be a money making business. Motives have to be Pure love for the next generation, Truth and wisdom, not inclusivity, No discrimination.

[@jxsilicon9]

Dawn FKA hamilton-doerfler Everything is about money in US.

[@PandaLuver1996]

I find it absolutely absurd that people still want to send their kids to school here, even when we can't even pay our own teachers a decent salary to the point where there is a shortage of teachers in our schools. The concept of the American dream is the worst earworm people will never get over smh

[@goodgirlkay]

19 year old in high school?

[@maricela7307]

“That goes by Emma”

[@fruitoson4227]

40000 for all that??? That’s pretty amazing

[@davebow5646]

It's a myth that parochial schools like this Catholic School in Milwaukee are privately funded . Many of these types of schools receive a lot of tax dollars to operate . In NO way should American tax dollars be spent to pay for these "private " schools for wealthy foreign studnets or any student. Obviously USA is a shaddy country so parochial schools across the country like state colleges/uni are allowed to make $billions of dollars and still fit the catagory of "a non profit" . If people of Milwaukee or the state are paying for these types of school... the state of Wiscosin should be suing and shuting them down.

[@kjebbies6632]

I think 3:05 this guy came from the same region of china as Jack Ma.

[@redswift31]

US education isent that bad if you go to a private school. I mean here at my college (you bet it's private) there are tons of Chinese...and Saudis.

[@Raymanujan]

Awesome

[@Erik_Emer]

From Guangzhou, but doesn't speak Cantonese...

[@TheShaniqua1992]

Guangzhou has plenty of Northerners who have migrated there in the past 30-40 years for work.

[@edra2005]

Wow this is college before college

[@JimmyWayne7]

Jack Ma 's brother is taking care of the education side of business lol

[@eastern2western]

19 is not a teenager.

[@sophiex.1058]

☕️🐸 Some of this contradicts the reality of WIA (Wisconsin International Academy) and these kids leaving their homes to study

[@ramirer9561]

Sweet, we are educating our future competition in the global market.

[@germanher7528]

While at the same time less American males get into college, more American females go study stupid humanities "careers" and American students in general get more debt from studying and less work opportunities

[@IamMclov1n25]

the wall just got 10ft shorter!

[@spectrallines1695]

Americans need to watch how hard working these Asians are and emulate that but i wont hold my breath

[@MondoBeno]

So these kids from rich families get to go to private school and live in a hotel where they can do as they please? Don't criticize the US school system, these kids are going to a private school.

[@CountingStars333]

Quarantine time.

[@discnmandoe9667]

Thanks Wal-Mart for this.