After traveling across 10 countries—including eight in South America—for nearly three months, a Chinese family finally arrived in the United States seeking freedom.
The trip was full of hardship and danger, among them surviving a Panamanian rainforest and its swift rivers.
For this dream of freedom, Sun Jincai spent the whole summer of 2022 planning for the trip. Having overcome many ordeals, the family has finally arrived in their dreamland.
A Young Man’s Dreamland
Since he was 13, Sun yearned for a free life in the United States.
In 2001, Sun heard a song by Hong Kong rock band Beyond about a free land where there was no prejudice and where all people—regardless of their color, race, and origin—were equal….