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Journalist Lauren Hilgers shares the story of Zhuang Liehong, a Chinese activist who travels to the United States with his wife on a tourist visa in order to seek political asylum. Liehong chooses New York City because of it’s promise and possibilities but quickly encounters the realities of living in one of the most expensive cities in the United States. Liehong and his wife struggle to find affordable housing, learn the language and culture, and apply for permanent status in order to send for their young son still living in China with relatives – all while politically advocating for his remote, hometown village in Southern China. I was deeply invested in Liehong’s story and so desperately wanted the “American Dream” to come true for them. This book is a valuable account of the immigrant experience and what it’s truly like to flee the only country you’ve ever known to start a new life.… (plus d'informations)
 
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MC_Rolon | 6 autres critiques | Jun 15, 2022 |
This is a complicated story. On the one hand, it is a story of tenacious Chinese immigrants, fighting the systems, Chinese and American, to earn justice, find their places, and realize their dreams. One can't help but respect their drive. Yet the story can't be buttonholed as a simple political pro-immigration account. For Hilgers also makes clear that the vast majority of Chinese asylum applications are fraudulent, and that most Chinese political "dissidents" in the US only became dissidents after arriving here, sometimes for profit (selling their testimony to other would-be asylum seekers). Even as they protest Chinese government policies, the Chinese immigrants profiled support Donald Trump, admiring his authoritarianism and anti-immigrant stance. So there is no simple political conclusion. Maybe, Immigration is good, but not the US immigration system? In any case, the human stories are compelling and worth reading. Hilgers tells them well.… (plus d'informations)
 
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breic | 6 autres critiques | Jan 5, 2019 |
This non-fiction book follows a Chinese dissent as he seeks asylum in the US for himself and his family. It highlights the struggles and disillusionment and also exposes a system of bureaucratic mazes and delays and how this community has learned to game the system. The subject of this book is not a major player in resistance in China, yet the government continues to pursue his friends and family and fellow villagers in his absence.
 
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redwritinghood38 | 6 autres critiques | Nov 6, 2018 |
Patriot Number One is Zhuang Liehong, a Chinese activist who has sought asylum and made the United States his home. Any immigrant story has two parts - the life they create in their adopted home and the life they leave behind. Going back and forth in time and place, the book by Lauren Hilgers captures both. On both sides of the story, the book depicts a struggle. One is the activism and fight against corruption. The other is the attempt to navigate the US immigration and justice system in a legal application for asylum.

Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2018/07/patriot-number-one-american-dreams-in.h...

Reviewed for Penguin First to Read program.
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njmom3 | 6 autres critiques | Jul 23, 2018 |

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