He grew up in a predominantly white suburban town in California.
His parents would take him travelling around the world for work when he was a child.
Then one day, he stumbled upon a movie – “Enter the Dragon” (starring Bruce Lee) that would strike his fancy about another world – China.
That’s where Zak Dychtwald decided to go right after he graduated from Columbia University six years ago. Without a word of Chinese or a drop of Chinese blood, he went in search of himself.
Why China?
Check out my interview with Zak in a 2-part series “This Chinese Life: As a 28-year-old white American in China” (Part 2 will be released 9/18)
Currently, Zak Dychtwald is an author of “Young China – how the restless generation will change their country and the world.”
He is CEO/Founder of “Young China Group” – a think tank offering educational and cultural insight about millennials in China and America. He splits his time between New York and Chengdu.
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