04618oam 22007574a 450 991083836010332120231110213425.00-8135-9940-710.36019/9780813599403(MiAaPQ)EBC6820428(Au-PeEL)EBL6820428(CKB)19968508200041(OCoLC)1287098633(MdBmJHUP)musev2_98552(DE-B1597)617792(DE-B1597)9780813599403(EXLCZ)991996850820004120200727d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChasing the American Dream in ChinaChinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland /Leslie Kim Wang[2021]Rutgers University Press,New Brunswick :1 online resource (185 pages)Asian American studies todayPrint version: Wang, Leslie Kim Chasing the American Dream in China New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press,c2021 9780813599373 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."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"--Provided by publisher.Asian American Studies Today ImmigrantsSocial conditionsfast(OCoLC)fst00967782Emigration and immigrationfast(OCoLC)fst00908690Chinese AmericansEthnic identityfast(OCoLC)fst00857261Chinese Americansfast(OCoLC)fst00857249AmericansSocial conditionsfast(OCoLC)fst00807516American Dreamfast(OCoLC)fst01738531HISTORY / Asia / GeneralbisacshAmerican DreamImmigrantsChinaSocial conditionsAmericansChinaSocial conditionsChinese AmericansEthnic identityChinese AmericansChinaChinafastChinaEmigration and immigrationChina, middle-class children of immigrants, middle-class children, American-born Chinese, American-born Chinese professionals, People’s Republic of China, global dominance, professional migrants, second-generation, ethnic homeland, highly educated, transnationalism, United States, Ancestral Homeland, belonging, American Dream, american, chinese, gendered experiences, american identity, identity, Chinese American, citizen, citizenship, race, ethnicity, racial identity, minority.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.Emigration and immigration.Chinese AmericansEthnic identity.Chinese Americans.AmericansSocial conditions.American Dream.HISTORY / Asia / General.American Dream.ImmigrantsSocial conditions.AmericansSocial conditions.Chinese AmericansEthnic identity.Chinese Americans951.004951073Wang Leslie K.1729205MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910838360103321Chasing the American Dream in China4138908UNINA