Lulu Wang tells the story of an elaborate attempt to keep someone ignorant — her grandmother — and how her family pulled it off. (27 minutes)
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Act One: Go To The Mattresses
Shamyla always loved books.
Act Two: Daddy Lessons
Parents try to shape who we are in their own image. Producer Neil Drumming spoke to Adam Mansbach, who tried to make his daughter fall in love with hip-hop.
Act Three: Where I Came From
Producer Ben Calhoun recalls a weighty moment from childhood and thinks about how the words from that encounter have come up again.
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