The American Dream of Three Generations of Chinese

This is an epic novel spanning half a century, telling the story of the struggle and integration of three generations of Chinese immigrants in the United States. First Generation: Pioneers Lin Abo and others traveled across the ocean in the middle of the last century, with limited culture, but worked silently in restaurants and laundry rooms. They built a "siege city" that was both a shelter and a testimony of survival and resilience. The Second Generation: The Generation Caught in the Cracks In the 1980s and 1990s, highly educated immigrants such as Chen Jie and Zhang Qiuqiu struggled to make a living with diplomas, but struggled between the workplace and their identities. They won prestigious schools and villas for their children, but they suffered mental torn: they missed the prosperity of their hometown, but they also touched the ceiling of a foreign land. The third generation: wanderers in the digital age In the 21st century, a new generation of immigrants such as Yang Fan are fluent in English and have excellent skills. They bid farewell to Chinatown, but they still face the "glass ceiling." They use the Internet to reshape cultural symbols and find identity and belonging in the virtual world. This novel is not only a history of personal struggle, but also a collective portrait of Chinese immigrants in different eras. It shows three generations' different interpretations of the American dream, and also explores the inheritance and changes of culture in a foreign land.