Chasing a better life


Wang, currently homeless in New York, posing for a photo in front of his tent. — AP

IT was 7am on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighbourhood.

When a potential employer pulled up near the street corner, Wang and dozens of other men swarmed around the car. They were hoping to be picked for work on a construction site, at a farm, as a mover – anything that would pay.

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