Neither Here nor There: A First Generation Immigrant in Search of American Exceptionalism - Softcover

Jager, Frans H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692209778 ISBN 13: 9780692209776

Publisher: Castnet Corp., 2014

Synopsis

A first generation immigrant comes to the United States with an expectation that he is making a good deal. That by coming to the USA he will shape a better future for himself and his family than he could expect to have by staying put. But we are living in a fast moving age where circumstances change frequently and fundamentally. The purpose of NEITHER HERE NOR THERE is to give an honest account of one personal journey from the old country (the Netherlands) to America. It looks back at how the author perceived the choice he had to make and how he perceived the future for America versus the Netherlands. It looks back at the conditions under which the author grew up in post war Europe and it compares the expectations he had of a future in America with how it turned out. In the process, the book aims to contribute to an urgently needed civil discourse on what is going right and wrong in America and what might be done to make good on the quest for American Exceptionalism.

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About the Author

Frans Jager is a first generation immigrant to the USA and a permanent resident. He lives with his wife Christie in North Ridgeville, OH. He has a Law degree from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has served in the Royal Dutch Airforce as a Lieutenant. He is Principal of Castnet Corp. providing Management Support and Executive Coaching services to small privately held companies. His earlier professional career has been in general management and supply chain management in several businesses in Europe and in the United States. Ever since arriving on America’s shore he has had a keen interest in America’s history, present, and future. He has spent his life putting thoughts and observations on paper for newsletters, magazines, blogs and personal correspondence and maintains a blog named CASTNET COMMENTARY. NEITHER HERE NOR THERE is his first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Castnet Corp.
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692209778
• ISBN 13: 9780692209776
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286