{"id":11218,"date":"2026-05-26T11:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11218"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:10:43","slug":"crazy-rich-asians-author-kevin-kwan-reveals-his-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=11218","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Crazy Rich Asians&#8217; author Kevin Kwan reveals his American dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Through July 4, The Post, in conjunction with the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, is featuring US citizens explaining what the American dream means to them in 2026 \u2014 including California novelist Kevin Kwan, author of hit books like \u201cCrazy Rich Asians.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My father decided in 1985 to move his entire family to the United States. He had a very comfortable life in Singapore. But I think he wanted more \u2026 In Singapore, where I was born, society was much more stratified. He was part of an establishment, [in an] upper echelon family. So there are all these rules and traditions and archaic beliefs that I think he really wanted to remove us from and bring us to a place of <em>tabula rosa<\/em>. A place where he could reinvent himself \u2014 and allow his children to do the same. It was a really precious gift.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Novelist Kevin Kwan was around nine years old when his family moved to the US from Singapore, settling in Houston, Texas. <span class=\"credit\">Milken Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI am tremendously grateful. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anywhere else on Earth right now that allows as much social mobility as the United States,\u201d Kwan said. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We moved to Houston, Texas. He wanted us to really develop a sense of independence and independent thought. And he always said, \u201cAmerica will give you so [many] more opportunities that you don\u2019t even realize you don\u2019t have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I am tremendously grateful. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anywhere else on Earth right now that allows as much social mobility as the United States. There are still so many struggles and challenges that we as Americans have, but there is a sense of acceptance in this country that you can do whatever you want and no one is going to shame you for that.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kwan (back row, center) with the cast of \u201cCrazy Rich Asians,\u201d the 2018 movie version of his bestselling novel. Front, from left: Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh. Back, from left: Jimmy O. Yang, Kwan and Ken Jeong. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d was nominated for best comedy or musical at the 2019 Golden Globes. Kwan attended with movie star Michelle Yeoh. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Singapore, I don\u2019t think I would have realized that I could pursue a creative life.The roles are much more prescribed. If you came from a certain class, you were either a doctor or a lawyer or you worked for the family company. It was not acceptable to be a photographer or a ballet dancer or an actor.<\/p>\n<p>I think when you are born in America, you take a lot for granted. Your liberty is already a given for you. But when you come from a country with many more restrictions, this is what you dream of: You dream of free speech. You dream of being able to create and express with completely no fear of being censored.<\/p>\n<p><em>The American Dream Video Project showcases real stories that illuminate pathways to opportunity. Featured at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD), this series is part of the Center\u2019s celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary. <em>MCAAD is Washington, DC\u2019s newest cultural institution, offering interactive exhibits and stories about achieving the American Dream.<\/em><\/em> <em>For more information, visit mcaad.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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