Chasing the American Dream in China : : Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland / / Leslie Kim Wang.
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 educ...
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Wang, Leslie Kim, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Chasing the American Dream in China : Chinese Americans in the Ancestral Homeland / Leslie Kim Wang. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (190 p.) : 1 table text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Asian American Studies Today Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) American Dream. Americans China Social conditions. Chinese Americans Ethnic identity. Chinese Americans China. Immigrants China Social conditions. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh China, 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. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English 9783110754001 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 9783110753776 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2021 English 9783110754186 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2021 9783110753967 ZDB-23-DSL Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110739138 https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813599403?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813599403 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780813599403/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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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