The Making of an American Baby (opens in new tab)

On June 25, ChinaFile will screen Leslie Tai’s documentary film How to Have an American Baby, which explores the industry built to promote Chinese women traveling to the U.S. to give birth to children so that they can be American citizens. ChinaFile’s editor-in-chief, Susan Jakes, spoke to Tai about the film last year. The following is an edited excerpt of their conversation.Susan Jakes: How did you come to make a film on the subject of Chinese birth tourism in California?Leslie Tai: After li...