Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses this gap by examining the lives of highly educated American-born Chinese professionals who 'return' to the People's Republic of China to build their careers.
Few studies have highlighted the stories of middle-class children of immigrants who move to their ancestral homelands. Chasing the American Dream in China addresses this gap by examining the lives of highly educated American-born Chinese professionals who 'return' to the People's Republic of China to build their careers.
LESLIE WANG is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.
Inhaltsangabe
1 Introduction 2 Growing Up In-Between: Chinese American Identity and Belonging in the United States 3 Creating the "Non-American American Dream" Overseas: Strategic In-Betweenness in Action 4 Perpetually Chinese, But Not Chinese Enough for China 5 "Leftover Women" and "Kings of the Candy Shop": The Gendered Experiences of ABCs in the Ancestral Homeland 6 Conclusion Appendix: Research Methods Acknowledgments Notes References Index
1 Introduction 2 Growing Up In-Between: Chinese American Identity and Belonging in the United States 3 Creating the "Non-American American Dream" Overseas: Strategic In-Betweenness in Action 4 Perpetually Chinese, But Not Chinese Enough for China 5 "Leftover Women" and "Kings of the Candy Shop": The Gendered Experiences of ABCs in the Ancestral Homeland 6 Conclusion Appendix: Research Methods Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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