Author of Everything in America

HONGWU WANG

Hongwu Wang is the author of EVERYTHING IN AMERICA, a memoir chronicling his journey from Beijing during the Cultural Revolution to becoming a partner at a Chicago investment firm.A witness to the Tiananmen Square protests, he fled China in 1993 and built a life in America while navigating identity, belonging, and the cost of success as a gay Chinese immigrant.After 30 years in investment management, he retired in 2024 to focus on writing. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois with his husband Mark, whom he has married four times.