LEADER 04618oam 22007574a 450 001 9910838360103321 005 20231110213425.0 010 $a0-8135-9940-7 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813599403 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6820428 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6820428 035 $a(CKB)19968508200041 035 $a(OCoLC)1287098633 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_98552 035 $a(DE-B1597)617792 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813599403 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919968508200041 100 $a20200727d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChasing the American Dream in China$eChinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland /$fLeslie Kim Wang 210 1$d[2021]$cRutgers University Press,$aNew Brunswick : 215 $a1 online resource (185 pages) 225 0 $aAsian American studies today 311 08$aPrint version: Wang, Leslie Kim Chasing the American Dream in China New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press,c2021 9780813599373 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a"Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands-countries with which they share cultural ties but haven't necessarily had direct contact. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses this gap by examining the lives of highly educated American-born Chinese (ABC) professionals who "return" to the People's Republic of China to build their careers. Analyzing the motivations and experiences of these individuals deepens our knowledge about transnationalism among the second-generation as they grapple with complex issues of identity and societal belonging in the ethnic homeland. This book demonstrates how these professional migrants maneuver between countries and cultures to further their careers and maximize opportunities in the rapidly changing global economy. When used strategically, the versatile nature of their ethnic identities positions them as indispensable bridges between the global superpowers of China and the United States in their competition for global dominance"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aAsian American Studies Today 606 $aImmigrants$xSocial conditions$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00967782 606 $aEmigration and immigration$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00908690 606 $aChinese Americans$xEthnic identity$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00857261 606 $aChinese Americans$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00857249 606 $aAmericans$xSocial conditions$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00807516 606 $aAmerican Dream$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01738531 606 $aHISTORY / Asia / General$2bisacsh 606 $aAmerican Dream 606 $aImmigrants$zChina$xSocial conditions 606 $aAmericans$zChina$xSocial conditions 606 $aChinese Americans$xEthnic identity 606 $aChinese Americans$zChina 607 $aChina$2fast 607 $aChina$xEmigration and immigration 610 $aChina, middle-class children of immigrants, middle-class children, American-born Chinese, American-born Chinese professionals, People?s Republic of China, global dominance, professional migrants, second-generation, ethnic homeland, highly educated, transnationalism, United States, Ancestral Homeland, belonging, American Dream, american, chinese, gendered experiences, american identity, identity, Chinese American, citizen, citizenship, race, ethnicity, racial identity, minority. 615 7$aImmigrants$xSocial conditions. 615 7$aEmigration and immigration. 615 7$aChinese Americans$xEthnic identity. 615 7$aChinese Americans. 615 7$aAmericans$xSocial conditions. 615 7$aAmerican Dream. 615 7$aHISTORY / Asia / General. 615 0$aAmerican Dream. 615 0$aImmigrants$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aAmericans$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aChinese Americans$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aChinese Americans 676 $a951.004951073 700 $aWang$b Leslie K.$01729205 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910838360103321 996 $aChasing the American Dream in China$94138908 997 $aUNINA