How a Chinese family beat the odds to make it big in the US

It's not everyday that an immigrant family makes it big even in the "land of plenty". But the Chao family has made it. US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao took part in China Daily online dialogue yesterday to share the story of her family's struggle with Chinese netizens.

In town as head of the US presidential delegation at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Chao said in a lighter vein: "President (George W.) Bush brought his father to Beijing, so I brought my father too."

Her father, James Chao, too participated in the session.