From school closures to programs shifting online, the last few years have altered international education. Just a few years ago, hundreds of thousands of students from Hong Kong were traveling to the United States to continue a portion of their education before entering the workforce. But the pandemic shifted so many of these young students’ plans. Our Host James Chau looks at the endurance of international education during unprecedented times.
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