Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

37 Bedømmelse

4.8

Varighed
8T 10M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

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.

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.

Simu's parents left him in the care of his grandparents, then brought him to Canada when he was four. 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. 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.

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. But as time passes, he grows increasingly disillusioned with the path that has been laid out for him. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

© 2022 William Morrow (Lydbog): 9780063046528

Udgivelsesdato

Lydbog: 17. maj 2022

Andre kan også lide...

  1. We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story Simu Liu
  2. You're That Bitch: & Other Cute Lessons About Being Unapologetically Yourself Bretman Rock
  3. How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived Leslie Jordan
  4. Just as I Am: A Memoir Cicely Tyson
  5. Making a Scene Constance Wu
  6. My Mess Is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety Georgia Pritchett
  7. Maybe I Don't Belong Here: A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery David Harewood
  8. Homeless Liyana Dhamirah
  9. How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog Christina Hunger
  10. You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories Gabrielle Union
  11. Scarlet Harlot Gerrie Lim
  12. Hello, Molly! Sean Wilsey
  13. Glittering a Turd Kris Hallenga
  14. Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories Cyril Wong
  15. Bad Vibes Only: (and Other Things I Bring to the Table) Nora McInerny
  16. You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion Dr. Meera Shah
  17. I Am A Girl From Africa Elizabeth Nyamayaro
  18. Is This OK?: One Woman's Search For Connection Online Harriet Gibsone
  19. We Need to Talk About Money Otegha Uwagba
  20. Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS BTS
  21. Orienting: An Indian in Japan Pallavi Aiyar
  22. Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater Peggy Orenstein
  23. If You Were There: Missing People and the Marks They Leave Behind Francisco Garcia
  24. Broken: In the Best Possible Way Jenny Lawson
  25. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood Jessi Klein
  26. 17A Keong Saik Road Charmaine Leung
  27. A Leap of Love Catherine Lim
  28. Death of a Perm Sec Wong Souk Yee
  29. Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Emmanuel Acho
  30. Making a Scene Constance Wu
  31. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood Jessica Grose
  32. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out Shannon Reed
  33. And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! Sebastian Sim
  34. Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home Nikesh Shukla
  35. The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza Cyril Wong
  36. This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something – Anything – Like Your Life Depends on it Tabitha Carvan
  37. We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True Gabrielle Union
  38. Bomb Shelter Mary Laura Philpott
  39. Weird but Normal: Essays Mia Mercado
  40. Twelve Moons: A year under a shared sky Caro Giles
  41. Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude and Happiness Kathryn Schulz
  42. The Selfless Act of Breathing: A Novel JJ Bola
  43. Reality No Reality 리아 킴 Lia Kim
  44. The Community Cat Chronicles Lachlan Madsen

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet