INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of Marvel\'s first Asian Superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , tells his own Origin Story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.
We Were Dreamers is more than a celebrity memoir - it\'s a Story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance..
Through a swath of rejection and comical mishaps, Simu\'s determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also to open the door to reconciling with his parents.
Left to his own devices, and with nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey that will take him far outside of his comfort zone into the world of show business.
Less than a year out of college, at the tender age of 22, his life hits rock bottom when he is laid off from his first job as an accountant.
But as time passes, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the path that has been laid out for him.
As Simu grows up, he plays the part of the pious child flawlessly - he gets straight A\'s, crushes national math competitions and makes his parents proud.
His parents, on the other hand, find their new son emotionally distant and difficult to relate to - although they are related by blood, they are separated by culture, language, and values.
Life as a Canuck, however, is not all that it was cracked up to be
Simu\'s new guardians lack the gentle touch of his grandparents, resulting in harsh words and hurt feelings.
Simu\'s parents left him in the care of his grandparents, then brought him to Canada when he was four.
In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly-minted Superhero Simu Liu chronicles his family\'s journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with razor-sharp wit and humor.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of Marvel\'s first Asian Superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , tells his own Origin Story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime
