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Record Nr.

UNINA9910838360103321

Autore

Wang Leslie K.

Titolo

Chasing the American Dream in China : Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland / / Leslie Kim Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[2021], : Rutgers University Press

New Brunswick

ISBN

0-8135-9940-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Asian American studies today

Disciplina

951.004951073

Soggetti

Immigrants - Social conditions

Emigration and immigration

Chinese Americans - Ethnic identity

Chinese Americans

Americans - Social conditions

American Dream

HISTORY / Asia / General

Immigrants - China - Social conditions

Americans - China - Social conditions

Chinese Americans - China

China

China Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Growing up in-between: Chinese American identity and belonging in the United States -- Creating the "non-American American dream" overseas: strategic in-betweenness in action -- Perpetually Chinese, but not Chinese enough for China -- "Leftover women" and "kings of the candy shop": the gendered experiences of ABCs in the ancestral homeland -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"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 and experiences of these individuals deepens our knowledge about transnationalism among the second-generation as they grapple with complex issues of identity and societal belonging in the ethnic homeland. This book demonstrates how these professional migrants maneuver between countries and cultures to further their careers and maximize opportunities in the rapidly changing global economy. When used strategically, the versatile nature of their ethnic identities positions them as indispensable bridges between the global superpowers of China and the United States in their competition for global dominance"--