The Chinese American Dream

From the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act to today

The Statue of Liberty often symbolizes the American Dream and its ideals of freedom, equality, & opportunity (Photo by Fabian Fauth).

The term ‘American Dream’ has become such a universally known idea that it has come to hold a multitude of meanings throughout the years. In the 17th century, the term encompassed all those who left the Old World in Europe to seek a better life of freedom and opportunity in the New World. In the 1950s, after the end of World War II, the…