We Were Dreamers

书名：We Were DreamersAnImmigrantSuperheroOriginStory
作者：SimuLiu/刘思慕
译者：
ISBN：9780063046498
出版社：WilliamMorrow
出版时间：2022-5-3
格式：epub/mobi/azw3/pdf
页数：320
豆瓣评分： 8.7

书籍简介：

Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bright lights of Hollywood. An immigrant who battles everything from parental expectations to cultural stereotypes, Simu Liu struggles to forge a path for himself, rising from the ashes of a failed accounting career (yes, you read that right) to become Shang-Chi. Our story begins in the city of Harbin, where Simu's parents have left him in the care of his grandparents while they seek to build a future for themselves in Canada. One day, a mysterious stranger shows up at the door; it's Simu's father, who whisks him away from the only home he had ever known and to the land of opportunity and maple syrup. Life in the new world, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be; Simu's new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings. His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to – although they are related by blood, they are separated by culture, language, and values. As Simu grows up, he plays the part of the pious son well; he gets A's, crushes national math competitions, and makes his parents proud. But as time goes on, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the expectations placed on his shoulders, and finds it harder and harder to keep up the charade. Barely a year out of college, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant. Unemployed, riddled with shame and with nothing left to lose, Simu finds an ad on Craigslist that will send him on a wildly unexpected journey, into the mysterious world of show business. Through a swath of rejections and comical mishaps, it is ultimately Simu's determination to carve out a path for himself that leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also open the door to reconciling with his parents. After all, the courage to pursue his ambitions at all costs is something that he inherited from his parents, who themselves defied impossible odds in order to come to Canada. We Were Dreamers is more than a celebrity memoir – it's a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance.

作者简介：

Simu Liu is an actor and writer most widely known for his role as the hunky but dim-witted Jung on CBC’s Kim’s Convenience. In real life, however, he is neither dimwit nor hunk. His onscreen credits include Awkwafina is Nora from Queen’s, Fresh Off the Boat, The Expanse, in which he was killed by being molecularly deconstructed by an alien consciousness, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Liu has also written for film and television, authored articles for magazines, and created several boba-inspired memes that went viral on Subtle Asian Traits.

书友短评：

@ 猩猩 文笔很好，真挚，幽默，值得一读 @ 达西 I like the part where Simu describe her parent's story both the Cultural Revolution and immgration. Also, how he fought for himself as a dreamer. Amazing @ 休伯利安 果然是从小就被看出有写作才能，文笔流畅娓娓道来，也不失风趣幽默。有很多经历和小时候与父母斗智斗勇的故事非常能relate。虽然我的父母还是很讲究方式方法的，但有的时候也不禁会觉得有很多难以沟通的时代差异横在我们中间，哎自我认同终归是个难题。 @ 木風 1.5代移民的经历很有意思，前半段很中式，后半段很西式，完美反映了成长地域以及中西方文化的差异。思慕是个挺不错的写手，感情真挚也坦诚。他的经历或许不能复制，但很值得移民家庭一读。拿这本书学英文感觉也不错。 @ ivvvvvvy 我愿称之为东亚小孩的成长圣经 是谁看个acknowledgement都有被感动到 @ 兔尔爺 文笔很好而且非常真诚。

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