Left to his own devices, and with nothing left to lose, Simu embarks on a journey that will take him far outside his comfort zone into the world of show business. He offers a no-holds-barred look at the struggles he and his parents experienced as they tried to become a family while dealing with culture gaps, racism and wildly conflicting definitions of success. Frank and unapologetic, Johnson vividly captures aspects of her former life as a stage seductress shimmying to blues tracks during 18-minute sets or sewing lingerie for plus-sized dancers. It's fine if accounting isn't for you, but don't disparage the entire industry where tens of thousands of chartered accountants have built a career. His focus on the pressure, rather than the promise, of the American dream actively subverts the model-minority myth.

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I don’t feel like I’m the hottest man in the world,” he says, “but what I’m trying to be is a model of self-assuredness. What a memoir should do is help audiences learn more about the individual by expressing that individual’s interiority. It wasn’t until Liu was laid off from his accounting job after college that he had the courage to admit to his parents—and himself—that he wanted to act. He opens up to Piya Chattopadhyay about all of that and the hope his story will inspire others to pursue their dreams in the face of uncertainty.In his memoir, We Were Dreamers Simu Liu shares an inspiring story about overcoming expectations to find and pursue his passion: acting, and ultimately, gain a life changing role. I loved every minute and had to purchase the physical book after finishing the audio so I could re-read the bits that really spoke to my millennial heart.

We Were Dreamers’ by Simu Liu Book Review: ‘We Were Dreamers’ by Simu Liu

In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, Simu Liu chronicles his family's journey from China to the bright lights of Hollywood with wit and humour. The Sunday Magazine 32:00 Simu Liu's real-life immigrant superhero origin story Featured VideoCanadian actor Simu Liu rose to international fame after being cast in the Marvel blockbuster Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. At times, I could tell that he was being funny to mask up some pain which made it even more relatable to read. Unemployed, riddled with shame and with nothing left to lose, Simu finds an ad on Craigslist that will send him on a wildly unexpected journey, into the mysterious world of show business. Even if you're not familiar with this actor, I believe you'll find his story engaging and worth reading.No matter what you choose to do with your day, you are either helping to create a new habit or solidifying old ones. I loved that when he wrote of his struggles with a 9-5 job he explained so perfectly what it feels like to be lost in expectations. If I was a Marvel superhero that may be what I wrote my whole book about, I’d shout it from the rooftops everyday, but it gets a couple pages at the end. 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. Many of the stories in We Were Dreamers involve themes of growing up Asian: harsh criticism from parents with brutal impacts, a desire to rebel against family expectations, and being made to feel like you’re an all-consuming disappointment to your family.