Zoë Guanlan's Sisters, is the story of an American family's efforts to help poor young girls in rural China break the cycle of poverty by getting an education. This isn't just any family, Vilma, Tom and Zoë Guanlan are a "global family." Dr. Vilma Seeberg is a veteran China scholars, Tom is a TV producer and their adopted daughter, Zoë Guanlan, born in Suzhou, China, in 1998 is an energetic, happy ten year old. Since 2000 the family has been providing scholarships for little girls in a rural Chinese village.
In the fall of 2004, Vilma undertook a research trip to rural northwest China. This video is a look at some of what she and the family saw. The highlight of the trip for the family came in Shangzhou County where they met the Guanlan Scholarship girls.
For more information on The Guanlan Scholarship Sisters, please go to our website, www.guanlanscholarshipfoundation.org
