Chinese family travels 6,000 miles for daughter's USC graduation as commencement canceled

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Chinese family travels 6,000 miles for daughter's USC graduation as commencement canceled
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A family traveled to Los Angeles all the way from China – just to find out their daughter's main-stage commencement ceremony got called off.

Wendi Lu is one of thousands of students who have been looking forward to their college graduation for years. Now thoughThe 23-year-old from Beijing, China, has spent seven years working her way toward this milestone — USC class of 2024. Before USC , she went to high school in La Jolla, away from her family, for an American education. Then a curveball: her high school graduation was canceled because of COVID-19.

The Lu family, though, made the 6,000-mile trip from Beijing. They wouldn't miss their daughter's big moment for the world."As a family member, we want to support her," said father Fung Lu. If she really wants to do something, especially in education… As a Chinese family we care a lot about education.

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