Chasing the American Dream in China: Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland

by Leslie Kim Wang

Book Overview

Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands--countries with which they share cultural ties but haven't necessarily had direct contact. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses this gap by examining the lives of highly educated American-born Chinese (ABC) professionals who "return" to the People's Republic of China to build their careers. Analyzing the motivations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813599369
• ISBN13: 9780813599366
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"