BEIJING — Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home. Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the call. They are lured by China’s surging economy, the lower cost of living and a chance to bypass some of the dues-paying that is common to first jobs in the United States. ‘I’ve seen a surge of young people coming to work in China over the last few years, said Jack Perkowski, founder of Asimco Technologies, one of the largest automotive parts companies in China. ‘When I came over to China in 1994, that was the first wave of Americans coming to China, he said. ‘These young people are part of this big second wave. One of those in the latest wave is Joshua Arjuna Stephens, who graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in American studies. Two years ago, he decided to take a temporary summer position in Shanghai with China Prep, an educational travel company. ‘I didn’t know anything about China, said Mr. Stephens, who worked on market research and program development. ‘People thought […]