An Immigrant’s Experience on Air Force 1, Winston Chen

美國奇蹟：台灣留學生陳文雄搭上空軍一號的故事

作者 Nicole Chen 陳永晴

Preface

Dear reader,

There are many people in my life that I owe parts of this book to. An individual worth mentioning in this preface is Grandmaster Yun Lin, who I am so grateful to have had in my life. Not only had he aided my parents in their early life, many of his messages have been passed on to me.

To those blindly reading my book ~ here’s an introduction. Tm Nicole. Tm a 15 years old American born Taiwanese. Between grasping the concepts of my AP Chemistry course, spending hours sitting in front of the piano, and desperately trying to finish Drivers Ed, I haven’t had much exposure to the world outside my life. Compared to my parents, I have much less to worry about. However, through spending a good amount of time of these last few years with this story, I have come to realize the “bubble” that I live in, the one that gives me a chance to focus on what will ensure my successful future. This society that I live in today, blocks an introduction to the less fortunate side of town maybe 5 miles away or to halfway across the world.

My father started with almost nothing and worked his way up, something that I have not experienced. Using words on a page to experience what life was like for him gave me an eye-opening experience, seeming as if I was really there.

I choose to write this story because I truly believe the opportunities this society has to offer. Without the American system of opportunities, my father would have never dreamed of traveling with the president on the Air Force I.

Ambition takes you far. I have learned that ambition is the key to success. And that, is the main message of the story. This journey inspired me. I hope it inspires you too.

Best,

Nicole

親愛的讀者，

寫這一本書，我需要感謝很多人，其中最感謝的是林雲大師。他不但常年幫助照顧我的父母親，他的雋智教誨，也影響了我的思想。

我叫陳永晴（Nicole Chen），今年十五歲，我是出生在美國加州的台裔美國居民。在我這年紀的高中生，每天忙著的是像化學AP（高中大學先修課程），練習鋼琴，或趕緊自修駕駛執照考試等。其他天下事，無暇顧及。不像我父母親，他們還要顧慮許多事情。

可是在過去一、二年間，我花了一段時間，書寫了這本書。我才發現，我是生活在一個被保護的玻璃圓圈中。在這個圓圈中，讓我有機會，盡力去追求我將來的願景。這個圓圈，隔離了五哩外或半個世界外，沒有那麼幸運的世界。

我的父親，剛來到美國時，他一無所有，孑然一身。他從社會底部，一級一級往上爬。我從來沒有經歷這種感覺。當我寫這本書時，我才體會到人生在艱辛中向上攀升的歷練。

我決定寫這本書的原因是，我深信美國這個社會，提供給願意奮鬥的人，充分的機會，讓他們也能夠翻身出頭。假如沒有這些追求美國夢的機會，我的父親絕不可能和美國總統，一起塔乘空軍一號。

你的大志，推動你向前邁進。我學到一個人的壯志，是成功的動力，這就是本書的要旨。這本書所描述的人生旅程，深深的鼓動了我，希望也能鼓動了你。

在此感謝宏茂公司的張簡守展先生，將本書的英文翻譯成中文。

陳永晴

About the Author •

Nicole Chen is currently a sophomore at the Harker School in San Jose, California. She was born in California and has resided there since. She is the features editor for the Harker School’s student-run online news site, Harker Aquila, and writes for the print newspaper, the Winged Post, as well. In addition, she holds a great interest for business and economics, is a part of the Public Relations team for TEDxHarkerSchool, and participates in Model UN and Harker’s branch of Japanese National Honors Society (JNHS). She loves to play the piano and uses it for competitions as well as give back to the community through Music Buddies, an organization for student performance in senior centers. Outside of school, she enjoys music and photography.

陳永晴今年十五歲，是美國加州聖荷西Harker高中二年級的學生。她在加州出生、成長。她既是學校網路報紙Harker Aquila特刊的主編，也是學校平面報刊Winged Post的記者。除此之外，她對經濟與商業科目具有高度的興趣；她還是TEDxHarkerSchool的一份子，更參與了聯合國模擬組織，及全國優等日文社團。課外活動部分，攝影及鋼琴是她的最愛。