Author Highlights Hardships of Immigration and How She Never Gave Up on the American Dream in New Memoir
Dr. Anna Chao Pai shares her and her mother's story of immigration in new book, "From Manchurian Princess to the American Dream: An Anecdotal Memoir of Two Immigrant Lives."
DAVIDSON, N.C., September 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Many families are ripped away from their homes and find themselves beginning a new life in a foreign country where they must learn a new language and eventually lose all that they left behind. In "From Manchurian Princess to the American Dream: An Anecdotal Memoir of Two Immigrant Lives," Dr. Anna Chao Pai illustrates that while most immigrants come to the United States for a better life, her parents came seeking safety from the Japanese. Dr. Pai went through heart wrenching obstacles but was able to overcome the struggles that come hand in hand with immigration through perseverance and hard work.
Pai shares throughout her memoir, how she moved almost once a year, experienced discrimination against Asians during World War II, and attended twelve different schools all before starting college. However, she never allowed these challenging times to come in between her studies and work ethic. Pai shined throughout all of her schooling and her career. She is an expert Scientist and Educator with a B.A. in Zoology from Sweet Briar College, an M.A. in Embryology from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D. in Genetics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Pai also taught at Montclair State University in New Jersey for twenty-eight years and retired as Professor Emerita making her the true embodiment of a hard-working immigrant making an impact on countless lives.
Even though Pai was able to achieve the American dream, her mother had a traumatic and life altering experience. Her mother was never able to learn her new country's language and never adapted to her new life in America. Not only will readers experience Pai's and her mother's immigration stories, but they will also get a glimpse into modern Chinese history and culture which is illustrated through their family's past and all the achievements they were known for.
"I wrote this book to leave my family an account of our history so that they know and appreciate their Chinese legacy," said Dr. Pai, "Another reason I wrote this book is to illustrate the impact of immigration that my family and I experienced, especially on my mother who was never assimilated into American Society. Our parents and Chinese culture, though, both encouraged my brothers and me to work hard in school and at whatever we were doing. My memoir recounts how we found that regardless of the travails of immigrants, hard work could still lead us to our own American Dreams."
Dr. Pai's memoir shines a light on the obstacles immigrants face when migrating to a new country and that the American dream is still achievable if they work hard enough for it.
"From Manchurian Princess to the American Dream: An Anecdotal Memoir of Two Immigrant Lives"
By Dr. Anna Chao Pai
ISBN: 9781532064463 (Softcover); 9781532064487 (Hardcover); 9781532064470 (eBook)
Available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iUniverse.
About the Author:
Anna Chao Pai was born in Beijing, China, and immigrated at age four to the United States with her family in 1940. She earned a bachelor's degree in Zoology from Sweet Briar College, a master's degree in Embryology from Bryn Mawr College, and a Ph.D. degree in Genetics from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Pai taught at Montclair State University in New Jersey for twenty-eight years and retired as Professor Emerita. She and her late husband, Dr. David Pai, have two grown sons and four grandchildren. For more information, please visit https://www.frommanchurianprincesstotheamericandream.com/.
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