Who's Zhao Xiaolan? Why did several American presidents in history ask her to be a minister?

The name Zhao Xiaolan may be unfamiliar to many people. But if you know more about American affairs, you will know that Ms. Zhao Xiaolan is a hot potato in the eyes of the President of the United States. Successive presidents of the United States, including two Bush and Trump, have asked her to hold important positions, so Zhao Xiaolan became the first Chinese politician to enter the US cabinet in history and was called the first of the modern Song sisters.

Zhao Xiaolan, a little refugee who plays the American dream, has a pair of parents whose legendary love spans half a century. During the war, his parents, Zhao Xicheng, were forced to live alone in Taiwan Province, thinking of Zhu Mulan who fell in love at first sight.

However, they are a particularly lucky couple. After years of hard search, they finally became attached again because of a newspaper that published a list of graduates, and agreed to spend the rest of their lives together. In the third year after marriage, Zhao Xiaolan, the first child, was born in Taiwan Province.

At that time, adhering to the belief that men should get married first, and then set up a career, Zhao Xicheng passed the local A-level captain special examination in one fell swoop and became the youngest and most beneficial captain junior, so he got the opportunity to go to the United States for further study.

Qianshan can't stop the belief of family reunion. As a poor student, Zhao Xicheng worked hard for three jobs, so it took three years to get back his wife, children, Zhao Xiaolan, mother and sister. They were crowded on a small cargo ship and floated on the sea for 37 days. In New York State, until adulthood, Zhao Xiaolan's heart was still filled with humid air mixed with fear and hunger from time to time.

The days when I first came to the United States were far worse than those in Taiwan Province Province. Everyone is crowded into a one-bedroom house. No one can speak English except Zhao Xicheng. Under the threat of racial discrimination, they dare not go out easily. The family difficulties of new immigrants lie not only in overcoming language barriers, but also in understanding mainstream culture. On Halloween the first year, she met a neighbor dressed as a monster and asked her for candy. But she and her sisters thought they were driven away again, and they were so scared that they hid under the table and wept silently.

Coincidentally, Minister Zhao Meng Xicheng is an intellectual who grew up under the old school education. In addition to her own struggle, as an early immigrant family rooted abroad, both husband and wife attach great importance to the cultivation of the next generation. Zhao Xiaolan, the eldest daughter, has been burdened with her parents' expectations since she was a child.

When Zhao Xiaolan entered the third grade, she couldn't even read ABC. The biggest task in school every day is to copy the contents on the blackboard. In the evening, her father teaches her English while attending class. It can be said that their family has no other entertainment activities except study.

When her career was successful, Zhao Xiaolan told an interesting story. When she first arrived in the United States, she felt insecure, but her father encouraged her to say that although she was not born in the United States, she could not be president, but she wanted to be a minister. As long as she takes measures, everyone can do well.

Unexpectedly, this joke became a prophecy in one sentence.

In this family atmosphere, Zhao Xiaolan gradually developed a down-to-earth and steady character, and set a good example for her sisters. Since childhood, when the alarm clock rang, I got up on time under the leadership of Zhao Xiaolan, caught the school bus to go to school, and led my sister home on time after school. There is no need for parents to worry about spending money. As long as there is consumption, she will arrange the receipt and report to her parents in time.

With the development of shipping business in Zhao Xicheng, their family's economic situation has also improved. Although the family has been equipped with a housekeeper who can do laundry and cleaning by six children themselves, under this conscious cultivation, Zhao Xiaolan understands what it means to plan ahead.

From 65438 to 0975, Zhao Xiaolan lived up to expectations and was admitted to Harvard Business School. At the same time, she also made her first attempt in business ability, designed a plan for her father, and successfully acquired three giant freighters 1.7 million tons. As a result, the Zhao family changed from a refugee family with an American dream to the most powerful maritime family.

Zhao Xiaolan completely inherited his father's courage and wisdom. When he was in college, he insisted on not using a penny from his family, applied for a student loan, and paid back the money by working on his own every summer vacation. Just after graduation, I went to the shipping company at home, starting from the bottom and picking the most difficult start. After the internship, everyone believed in this Miss Zhao.

From Vice President to Minister 1979 Zhao Xiaolan made a rare rebellion after obtaining a master's degree in financial management. She didn't listen to her father's request to go back to inherit the family business and turned to banking.

Capable people shine wherever they go. In less than a few years, Zhao Xiaolan successfully became the vice president of international finance of American Commercial Bank. Anyone who has seen it is enviable, and has a high-level life all the way. As a result, she once again went astray, giving up her annual salary of more than $654.38 million and choosing to enter American politics.

You know, in those days, it was difficult for Asians to get high-paying jobs in the United States. Under racial restrictions, it is not necessary to have money to realize their rights. Zhao Xiaolan's turning the direction of life to politics is undoubtedly a drop of fire on the instep.

She started as an intern in the White House, and received all kinds of leadership quality training from the beginning, and was constantly appointed as an assistant to various cabinet members. Every day, under the fierce mental killing, Zhao Xiaolan once again created the myth that she became the vice minister of communications as an Asian at the age of 36, and personally wrote a wonderful political resume. Whether it was the oil spill caused by the bombing of the global airliner and the oil tanker hitting the rocks, or the thankless livelihood issues such as road construction after the earthquake, or the military maritime transportation support during the Gulf War, she did an excellent job, so she was deeply trusted by President Bush at that time.

1992 After the general election, Zhao Xiaolan withdrew from the US government with George H.W. Bush, and met George W. Bush during the election campaign, which laid the foundation for his future political career.

200 1 after seeing Zhao Xiaolan's outstanding political ability, George W. Bush strongly invited her to be the Minister of Labor, a Chinese woman, thus becoming the longest-serving minister after World War II.

She is an excellent life that needs no explanation. She broke down the barriers of mainstream American society on her own. Of course, legends have no end. This energetic woman can always switch freely between politics and business. It is also reasonable for people over 60 to be favored by Trump's federal cabinet again.

There is no such thing as talent. The stories of heroines are all created by themselves through diligence and pragmatism. Her political chapter is still refreshing, and the Chinese community will continue its wonderful White House life.