This week in L.A., a Chinese-born teenager named Xinlei Zhang was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a gang attack. Before his arrest, Zhang attended a boarding school here while his parents stayed behind in China. His case has brought more attention to the phenomenon of so-called parachute kids, the children of well-off Chinese families living abroad.
Inside the World of China’s “Golden Generation”
Credits
Guest:
Jiayang Fan - The New Yorker -
@JiayangFan
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Matt Holzman,
Anna Scott,
Jolie Myers,
Christian Bordal,
Laura Swisher