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Wushu Coaches Help Chinese Students Master Literacy And 'Become A Better Person'

Photographer Shuran Huang spent two months photographing one couple's dedication to Wushu education in the U.S. as a way to connect with her own roots.

On a hot July day in Fairfax, Va., husband and wife coaching team Christopher Pei and Zhang Guifeng, patted their students on the back while observing their emotions before their third performance at the 2019 Pan American Kungfu & Taijiquan Championships and U.S.A. Wushu Kungfu Federation National Team Trials.

"They are so nervous because they are experiencing competition anxiety from other students," says Pei, co-founder of U.S. Wushu Academy. "The anxiety allows me only an hour of sleep every night during the competition."

Wushu (武术) is a sport that

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