“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star Simu Liu announced on Tuesday via Twitter that his memoir will be available this May.
In the tweet posted Feb. 1, Liu shared news of his forthcoming memoir with HarperCollins Publishers by posting a photo of the book’s cover and publication date.
I WROTE A BOOK!
From Harbin to Hollywood, We Were Dreamers is a hilarious and heartfelt tale about coming of age in a foreign land, struggling to find your footing and ultimately learning to seize your moment and own your greatness.
Pre-order it here: https://t.co/cU9baUIXE6 pic.twitter.com/dafoaItezF
— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) February 1, 2022
The memoir’s title “We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story,” alludes to Liu’s journey from an immigrant childhood in Canada to his eventual worldwide success and fame as Marvel superhero Shang-Chi.
The star added further context for the memoir in a reply to his original tweet.
Just adding on here; every immigrant family has an extraordinary origin story, and this is ours.
This book is my whole heart and soul. It has been a nearly three-year journey to write this story of our little family of dreamers, and I absolutely cannot wait to share it with you!
— Simu Liu (刘思慕) (@SimuLiu) February 1, 2022
Others responded to the thread, calling the announcement “the best Lunar New Year gift ever” and congratulating the actor.
HarperCollins Publishers describes “We Were Dreamers” as “more than a celebrity memoir.” “It’s a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance.”
Liu has previously spoken about the complexities of his family’s immigration story, publishing a letter to his parents in Maclean’s Canada in 2017. Liu’s parents moved to Canada when he was an infant, and he was raised by his grandparents in Harbin, China, until age 4 before emigrating himself.
“We Were Dreamers” will be published May 3, 2022.
Feature Image via Marvel Studios, HarperCollins Publishers
