Roaming North America (Biography)

Author: Chen Sijin
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: This book tells the author's arduous journey of over a decade in the United States and Canada. A young Chinese man with nothing in terms of money, power, or social connections, despite facing countless hardships and struggles, ultimately broke into the global financial center—Wall Street—securing a place in the 80th floor of the World Trade Center building through sheer determination and talent. However, at 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, an American Airlines plane crashed into the building above him, igniting a fierce fire. Just over two minutes after he finally escaped the building, it collapsed, which profoundly reshaped his perspective on life. For the first time, this book is written in a memoir form, deeply and meticulously reflecting the struggles and emotional journeys of a new generation of students studying, working, and surviving in North America. Chen Sijin's fate and pursuit showcase a distinct era compared to early stories of Chinese students abroad, marking a new historical phase in the fight of Chinese students overseas and raising a series of thought-provoking exploratory questions.