From childhood in China to Californian conservative

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All right here's in spring inspiring story that it's about a little girl's journey from living under Chinese rule and then -- -- America's inner city.

Mean not left China at the age of ten and came to the United States -- their parents will now after years of growing up in this country and discovering the ins and outs of the American culture.

She has a new understanding of what we called the American dream -- -- -- the author of Chinese girl in the -- She's my guest today the morning to you that morning -- and -- adding from China you lived in the inner city in -- Poland X trade it was a tough road as an immigrant right.

That's right to when I came I expected the streets of America to be paved with gold as it turned down to two -- -- a lot tougher than mad.

You ended up picking yourself up by the bootstraps so to speak you go to Cornell undergrad Stanford Law School.

What did you learn from that expects.

-- I learned today that America is willing to boundless opportunities and that even -- you show up.

In less than ideal circumstances so for instance my family showed up without English skills and with very limited financial resource -- But it's that we.

Managed to worked hard to and to you know and the lesson I learned from that was that that this country offers an all kinds of opportunities if you're willing to take advantage of them you can do all kinds of places.

The interesting thing is there's been so much talk recently about government handouts.

And giving more handouts to give people more opportunity to get to the level of which you did would you attained.

Do you agree with those government handouts or -- Absolutely not so and I say that for two major reasons one nice sign in China.

Just how bad it is for the state to run the economy anchor -- in China during the time.

When the command economy was still very much in place in the state was telling everybody where to live where to work what they could buy and how much.

And there was a lot of poverty and the country was very backwards which is why my -- since you didn't hear and taking inner city Oakland California.

I sort of saw the wealthier states.

Upfront and personal and I also saw that he didn't work there was a breakdown in law -- -- order a total absence of personal responsibility.

And my view is that to people ought to take responsibility for their lives and I think this country will offer you.

That opportunities that you need to.

So you ended up becoming a conservative I did and having those ideals in the way in which you live your life.

What is the message that you want to give other people.

Other immigrants well I would say -- -- things one it's not going to be easy freedom.

It's complicated and there are no guarantees and number two it -- you you know.

One shouldn't expect any freebies life and as an immigrant often times you're gonna have today.

Got to step -- a teacher there maybe even ten steps for their -- ultimately freedom's worth choosing.

It's an interesting book your personal memoir Chinese girl in the ghetto -- -- thanks so much for your time to think he's so much traction.

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