Feature: California girl crosses U.S.-China barriers in world of sounds and silence

Kamila Carter (3rd R), a 13-year-old student of Tierra del Sol Middle School and the youngest speaker at the 2019 National Chinese Language Conference, attends a panel titled "Student Study Abroad Experience: Impact and Best Practices" to share her story of being raised by deaf parents from two different countries and how she crosses U.S.-China barriers in the world of sounds and silence in San Diego, the United States, on May 10, 2019. The annual National Chinese Language Conference is the largest annual gathering in North America that brings together leaders and practitioners in the fields of Chinese language and culture education and U.S.-China education partnership. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong)