The Color Red

<p><strong>When the American dream of a young Chinese woman shatters into a million pieces in this land of the free where can she find truth and hope?</strong></p><p></p><p>She longed for freedom and truth.</p><p></p><p>She hoped for a brighter future.</p><p></p><p><em>She tried very hard to blend into the melting pot of the United States...</em></p><p></p><p>Despite living in between two cultures despite the discrimination she faced as a woman at home and at work and despite the challenges of being a working mother Esther built the perfect life-marriage children a professional job a beautiful house and two new cars in the garage. But something felt <em>off...</em>. Instead of living the dream she soon found herself trapped in a nightmare.</p><p></p><p>The American dream once looked like a shiny and precious gold coin to her but living it revealed the flip side-a harsh and fragile reality. Was the dream really a counterfeit all along? </p>