Your Win Podcast Episode 54: I AM the American DREAM
Chu, Your Win Podcast host, talks about her and her husband's memoir: I AM the American DREAM: Be Brave to Be Different.
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Dear Reader,
Don't chase a dream. Become the Dream itself!
I Am the American Dream is dedicated to all who courageously dare to DREAM, no matter where you are in the world.
This book is about two immigrants who came to America from two distinct countries and share the same American Dream. We tell the stories of how we followed our childhood dreams from Cambodia and Hong Kong. Our paths finally crossed in America decades later.
“Two souls, two journeys, till their paths crossed, becoming one life…”
We do not portray the American Dream as superior to any country’s dream. We write about facing bullying, racism, discrimination, loss of hope, and family challenges between two cultures (Asian and American). We share how we chose the nontraditional path to breakthrough, thinking outside the box, maintaining a positive mindset, and embracing our differences.
We moved to America for freedom and opportunities. We realized no one handed us the American Dream; we had to work hard for it. For over 45 years, we never gave up. Along our journey, we discovered one profound truth: the Dream isn’t something you chase; we are the Dream!
This unique blend of memoir, vivid imagery, and poetry is inspired by Chu's work in Oscar-winning films like The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Finding Dory, and Coco. Each scene is crafted as a standalone short story, capturing a spectrum of emotions that will deeply resonate with you.
A picture is worth a thousand words; this book is enriched by stunning original artwork illustrated by two talented New Zealand artists. You will ponder each illustration as if admiring a painting in a museum.
Four generations’ worth of stories, woven together, form the backbone of this book. The stories are a shocking yet heartwarming collection that showcases the growth and resilience of the human spirit and delivers hearty laughs along the way.
This book is as real and raw as it gets. We hope you will be curious to open it and ready to be inspired :).
With Love,
Chu & Wayne
CHU M. TANG is an author known for her storytelling that draws on striking visuals and raw emotions. She contributed to the international bestsellers The Art of Connection: 365 Days of Gratitude and The Book I Read: Stories of Transformation (Volume 2). Chu’s first speaking gig was at NASA Goddard Flight Center, and she hosts Your Win Podcast. Chu worked on the Oscar-winning trilogy The Lord of the Rings and has 27 credits, including work on King Kong, Avatar, Finding Dory, Cars 3, and Coco.
As a health and wellness entrepreneur, she helps busy professionals achieve peak performance with simple, non-invasive methods. Her devoted health journey began in 2000 after witnessing her grandmother's death from breast cancer.
Chu has pursued extensive training in various alternative wellness practices in locations across the globe, including New Zealand, Australia, Arizona, and California.
WAYNE YEE currently works as an IT desktop technician. He followed his childhood dream of flying helicopters. As a patriotic American, he served for 20 years in the Army National Guard and is now a retired veteran.
Wayne was an aerial observer, flying helicopters for nine years. He was a helicopter mechanic and functional test technician at McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, and MD Helicopters.
Previously, he worked as an Assistant Lighting Artist for the movie The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep and as a Plant Modeler/Shading Artist on Avatar. Before leaving the visual effects industry, he was a Color Technician for Prime Focus World. Wayne earned 18 movie credits, including for King Kong, Avatar, Tron: Legacy, Pacific Rim, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Lone Ranger, Thor, and X-Men: The Last Stand.
