Chinese Americans
Tsung-Dao Lee, Michelle Kwan
Total population
3,565,458 1.2% of the US population (2006)[1] Download high resolution version (601x858, 142 KB)From the Brookhaven National Laboratory. ... Image File history File links Michelle_Kwan. ... Tsung-Dao Lee (T. D. Lee, 李政道 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào) (born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese American physicist, well known for parity violation, Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (關穎珊) (born 7 July 1980) is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ...
Regions with significant populations
California, Hawaii, Northeast United States, Washington, Western United States
Language(s)
American English, Chinese: Mandarin, Cantonese, Taishanese, Fujianese, Hakka, Shanghainese (Wu)
Religion(s)
Buddhism, Daoism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity

Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of Overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans. The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records. Fewer than 1,000 are known to have arrived before the 1848 California Gold Rush which drew the first significant number of laborers from China who performed menial work for the gold prospectors. This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... This article is on all of the Northern and Southwestern Chinese dialects. ... This article is about all of the Cantonese (Yue) dialects. ... Taishanese (台山話 Taishanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap, is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province. ... Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ... For other uses, see Hakka (disambiguation). ... Shanghainese (上海言话 [] in Shanghainese), sometimes referred to as the Shanghai dialect, is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the city of Shanghai. ... Wu (吳方言 pinyin wú fāng yán; 吳語 pinyin wú yǔ) is one of the major divisions of the Chinese language. ... Buddhism is a variety of teachings, sometimes described as a religion[1] or way of life that attempts to identify the causes of human suffering and offer various ways that are claimed to end, or ease suffering. ... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Clothed statues of Matsu/Mazu (Chinese goddess of the Sea) Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor veneration and drew heavily upon concepts and beings within Chinese mythology. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... This article is about the geographical region. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began shortly after January 24, 1848 (when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma). ... Gold pan Gold prospecting is the act of going equipped to find gold in rocks or in stream beds with a view to exploiting that discovery. ...

There were 25,000 immigrants by 1852, and 105,465 by 1880, most of whom lived on the West Coast. Most of the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels from the Guangdong province.^[2] Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... Not to be confused with the former Kwantung Leased Territory in north-eastern China. ...

Chinese people were some of the early immigrants to live in the U.S., but then were banned from emigrating between 1885 and 1965 - when the ban on Asian immigrants was lifted by the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

History

Main article: Asian American

Main articles: Chinese immigration to the United States and Chinese immigration to Hawaii

Chinese railroad workers in the snow – 19th century

Chinese immigration to the United States has come in waves. Similar to other American immigration experiences, Chinese immigration has resulted in both hardship and success. An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Chinese immigration to the United States has come in many waves. ... The Chinese in Hawaii constitute about 4. ... Chinese railroad workers for transcontinental railroad in the snow. ... Chinese railroad workers for transcontinental railroad in the snow. ... 2000 Census Population Ancestry Map Immigration to the United States of America is the movement of non-residents to the United States. ...

Citizenship

Legally all ethnic Chinese born in the United States are American citizens as a result of the Fourteenth Amendment and the 1898 United States v. Wong Kim Ark Supreme Court decision. Upon naturalization, immigrants are not required to renounce their former citizenship.^[3] The People's Republic of China does not recognize dual citizenship and considers this a renunciation of PRC citizenship. Taiwan is officially ambiguous about dual citizenship, but it does not recognize the American naturalization oath, by itself, as renouncing citizenship. Amendment XIV in the National Archives The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (Amendment XIV) is one of the post-Civil War amendments (known as the Reconstruction Amendments), first intended to secure rights for former slaves. ... Holding A child born in the United States to foreign parents who are subject to U.S. jurisdiction automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. ...

Major contributions

Professor Steven Chu is among the several Chinese Americans to have won the Nobel Prize. The others are Tsung-dao Lee, Samuel C. C. Ting, Daniel Chee Tsui, and Chen Ning Yang.

• Building Western half of the Transcontinental railroad
• Building levees in the Sacramento River Delta
• Developing and cultivating much of the Western US farmland
• Chinese food (see American Chinese cuisine)
• Recent technological developments (especially in the Bay Area)

The Chinese who immigrated to America in the earlier decades were mainly from the area of Guangdong (Canton) and later Hong Kong. However, recently, more Chinese from mainland began to arrive to perform skilled jobs. Most of these Chinese Americans hold high educational degrees and value education. Image File history File links Dr. Steven Chu giving a seminar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ... Image File history File links Dr. Steven Chu giving a seminar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. ... Steven Chu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ), born 1948 in St. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... Tsung-Dao Lee (T. D. Lee, 李政道 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào) (born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese American physicist, well known for parity violation, Lee Model, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons and soliton stars. ... Samuel Chao Chung Ting (丁肇中 pinyin: Dīng Zhàozhōng; Wade-Giles: Ting¹ Chao⁴-chung¹) (born January 27, 1936) is a Michigan-born Chinese American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in 1976 for the discovery of the subatomic J particle with Burton Richter. ... Daniel Chee Tsui 崔琦 (pinyin: Cuī Qí)(born February 28, 1939, Henan Province, China) is a Chinese American physicist whose areas of research included electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics. ... Zhen-Ning Franklin Yang (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 22 September[1], 1922) is a Chinese American physicist who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles. ... This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869. ... The San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ... Heartland is a most often a geopolitical term, often used to refer to a central area of Eurasia that is remote and inaccessible from the periphery. ... China has one of the richest culinary heritages on Earth. ... American Chinese cuisine refers to the style of food served by Chinese restaurants in the United States. ... Bay Area is a common term to refer to a metropolitan area situated around a bay. ...

Influence on American culture

See also: American Chinese cuisine, Chinatown, Chinese character tattoos, and Model Minority

Analysis indicated that most non-Asian Americans do not differentiate between Chinese Americans and Asian Americans generally, and stereotypes towards both groups are nearly identical.^[4] A 2001 survey of Americans' attitudes toward Asian Americans and Chinese Americans indicated that 68% of the respondents had somewhat or very negative attitude toward Chinese Americans in general.^[5] The study did find several positive perceptions of Chinese Americans: strong family values (91%); honesty as business people (77%); high value on education (67%).^[4] American Chinese cuisine refers to the style of food served by Chinese restaurants in the United States. ... This article is about sections of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities. ... Tattoo showing the character 平 which is one of the two character in words such as peace (和平) but which by itself can mean flat , level, calm, equal or average; in the Cantonese dialect, it can also mean cheap.[1] Tattoo showing the characters for Andy Chinese character tattoos or kanji tattoos... April 1984 cover of Newsweek featuring an article on the success of Asian American students Model minority refers to a minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. ...

Demographics

See also: Demographics of the United States

The Chinese American community is the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans, comprising of 22.4% of the Asian American population. They constitute 1.2% of the United States as a whole. In 2006, the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.6 million.^[1] The first U.S. census, in 1790, recorded four million Americans. ...

As a whole, Chinese American populations continue to grow at a rapid rate due to immigration. However, they also on average have birth rates lower than those of White Americans, and as such their population is aging relatively quickly. In recent years, adoption of young children, especially girls, from China has also brought a boost to the numbers of Chinese Americans, although most of the adoptions appear to have been done by white parents. For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). ...

Locations

Further information: List of U.S. cities with large Chinese American populations

Cities with large Chinese American populations include Boston, Flushing, Queens, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Houston, Plano, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Portland. In these cities, there are often multiple Chinatowns, an older one and a newer one which is populated by immigrants from the 1960s and 1970s. In some areas, Chinese Americans maintain close relationships with other Asian groups. Cities with large Chinese American populations with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population and at least 10% of the total suburban population. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Several landmarks from two New York Worlds Fairs still stand in Flushing Meadows, including the US Steel Unisphere Flushing is an urban neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Houston redirects here. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: , County Government  - Mayor Pat Evans Area  - City 185. ... Seattle redirects here. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ...

Even though most of the immigrants from the 1960s and 1970s tend to gather around Chinatowns, immigrants of the recent decades are no longer cluttered in Chinatowns. They tend to settle down where their jobs are, and most will consider the school district so as to provide their children with quality education.

In addition to the big cities, smaller pockets of Chinese Americans are also dispersed in rural towns, often university towns, throughout the United States. Chinese Americans formed nearly three percent of California's population in 2000, and over one percent in the Northeast. Hawaii, with its historically heavily-Asian population, was nearly ten percent Chinese American. This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Language

Chinese, mostly of the Cantonese dialect, is the third most-spoken language spoken in the United States, almost completely spoken within Chinese American populations and by immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, especially in California.^[6] Over 2 million Americans speak some variety of Chinese, with the Mandarin dialect becoming increasingly more prevalent due to immigration from China and Taiwan.^[6] This article is about all of the Cantonese (Yue) dialects. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Chinese forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... This article is on all of the Northern and Southwestern Chinese dialects. ...

In New York City at least, although Mandarin is spoken as a native language among only ten percent of Chinese speakers, it is used as a secondary dialect among the greatest number of them and is on its way to replace Cantonese as their lingua franca.^[7] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Lingua franca, literally Frankish language in Italian, was originally a mixed language consisting largely of Italian plus a vocabulary drawn from Turkish, Persian, French, Greek and Arabic and used for communication throughout the Middle East. ...

Although Chinese Americans grow up learning English, some teach their children Chinese for a variety of reasons such as of pride in their cultural ancestry, desire for easy communication with other relatives, and the perception that Chinese will be a very useful language to know as China's economic strength increases. However, some Chinese American parents believe their children will fit in with English speaking peers if they do not learn Chinese, and instead immerse themselves in an English-speaking environment.^{[citation needed]} The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Life in America

Chinese Americans have made many large strides in American society. Today, Chinese Americans engage in every facet of American life including the military, elected offices, media, academia, and sports. Over the years, many Chinese Americans have blended the American lifestyle with a more natively Chinese one.

Perhaps the most common landmark of the Chinese impact in America are the prolific Chinese restaurants that have cropped up in every corner of the U.S. Along with these culinary traditions, Chinese heritage is celebrated not only by most Chinese Americans, but also mainstream America; the most prominent of these is the Chinese New Year celebration. For other traditions of celebrating lunar new year, see Lunar New Year. ...

Chinese American income and social status varies widely. Although many Chinese Americans in Chinatowns of large cities are often members of an impoverished working class, others are well-educated upper-class people living in affluent suburbs. The upper and lower-class Chinese are also widely separated by social status. In California's San Gabriel Valley, for example, even though the cities of Monterey Park and San Marino are both Chinese American communities lying geographically close to each other, they are separated by a large socio-economic and income gap. Alternative meanings: Chinatown (disambiguation) The second_largest Chinatown in North America is in San Francisco, California, where signs, storefronts, proprietors, and even lamp posts bring the culture of China to the United States. ... San Gabriel Valley within Southern California The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. ... Location of Monterey Park in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , State County Government  - Mayor David Lau  - City council Sharon Martinez (Vice Mayor) Benjamin Frank Venti Mitchell Ing Anthony Wong Area  - City 19. ...

Festivals

In most American cities with Chinese populations, the new year is celebrated with cultural festivals and parties. At other times of the year, Chinese cultural festivals provide a gathering point for the Chinese community, and help to educated others. In Seattle, the Chinese Culture and Arts Festival is held every year. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Festál Breakdancing competition at Festival Sundiata Man dressed as Saint Patrick, Irish Week Festival. ...

Other important festivals include the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. For the same festival in other East Asian cultures, see Double Fifth. ... Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quốc ngữ: Chữ nôm: Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. ...

Politics

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao is the first (and to date, only) Chinese American to serve in the federal cabinet. She is also the first Asian American woman and second Asian American in the Cabinet.

See also: Racism in the United States and Anti-Chinese sentiment

Chinese Americans are divided among many subgroups based on factors such as a generation, place of origin, socio-economic level, and do not have uniform attitudes about the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, the United States, or Chinese nationalism, with attitudes varying widely between active support, hostility, or indifference. Different subgroups of Chinese Americans also have radically different and sometimes very conflicting political priorities and goals. It is for this reason that Chinese Americans do not have any unified political groups or any unified political viewpoints. Image File history File links Elaine_Chao_large. ... Image File history File links Elaine_Chao_large. ... Elaine Lan Chao (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsiao-lan;[1] born March 26, 1953) currently serves as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush. ... Racism in the United States has been a major issue in America since the colonial era. ... Anti-Chinese sentiment is a consistent hostility toward the government, culture, history, or people of China, particularly Peoples Republic of China. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... The May Fourth Movement in 1919 marked a turning point in the history of Chinese nationalism. ...

In the days leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, John Kerry was favored by 58% of Chinese Americans, with George W. Bush being favored by 23% of Chinese Americans and 19% undecided.^[8] Presidential electoral votes by state. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

In recent decades, many Chinese Americans have started pursuing careers in politics, and succeeded in getting elected into political offices. The most prominent is Gary Locke who became the first Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Others include Hiram Fong, Daniel Akaka, March Fong Eu, Matt Fong, Thomas Tang, Norman Bay, Elaine Chao, Leland Yee, John Liu and David Wu. Gary F. Locke, born January 21, 1950) was the Democratic governor of Washington (1997-2005), and the first American governor of Chinese descent in United States history. ... Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (鄺友良; pinyin: Kuàng YÇ’uliáng), formally Yau Leong Fong (October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), was an American elder statesman and business tycoon industrialist from Hawaii. ... Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: 阿卡卡 李碩, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from HawaiÊ»i and a member of the Democratic Party. ... March Fong Eu March Fong Eu (江月桂, pinyin: Jiāng Yuègùi) (born 1922 in Oakdale, California) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. ... Matthew K. Fong (鄺杰靈) is a Republican politican from California. ... Thomas Tang (January 11, 1922 - July 18, 1995) was a federal judge in the United States and the first Chinese American appointed to the federal judiciary. ... Norman C. Bay (born October 10, 1960 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois), is a former U.S. Attorney for the district of New Mexico. ... Elaine Lan Chao (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsiao-lan;[1] born March 26, 1953) currently serves as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush. ... Leland Yee (Chinese: ; pinyin: , born 1948 in China) is a California State Senator in District 8 which includes the western half of San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. ... John Liu is a New York City politician, currently serving on the New York City Council representing District 20. ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú ZhènwÄ›i; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ...

During the Cultural Revolution, Chinese Americans, like all overseas Chinese, generally speaking, were viewed as capitalist traitors by the People's Republic of China government. This attitude changed completely in the late 1970s with the reforms of Deng Xiaoping. Increasingly, Chinese Americans were seen as sources of business and technical expertise and capital who could aid in China's economic and other development. This article is about the Peoples Republic of China. ... Languages various Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ... Deng Xiaoping   (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; August 22, 1904 – February 19, 1997) was a prominent Chinese politician and reformer, and the late leader of the Communist Party of China (CCP). ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. ... This article is about International Development. ...

American-born

Main article: American-born Chinese

An American-born Chinese or ABC is a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent. ...

Notable Chinese Americans

See List of Chinese Americans.

This is a list of notable Chinese Americans, who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times. ...

See also

• Love Boat (study tour)

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The Tacoma riot of 1885 took place in the present day U.S. state of Washington, which was a territory at the time. ... The Seattle riot of 1886 resulted from anti-Chinese sentiment, which was prevalent in the American west during the 19th century. ... Holding Racially discriminatory application of a facially neutral statute violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. ... Chinese Massacre Cove is an area along the Snake River in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. ... Holding A child born in the United States to foreign parents who are subject to U.S. jurisdiction automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. ... Vincent Chin (Chinese: ) (1955 – June 23, 1982) was a Chinese American industrial draftsman murdered in 1982 in the Detroit, Michigan enclave of Highland Park by two white autoworkers, Chrysler plant superintendent Ronald Ebens and his recently laid off step-son, Michael Nitz. ... This article is about sections of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities. ... This is a list of Chinatowns (urban regions containing a large population of Chinese people within a non-Chinese society) in select countries. ... This article surveys individual Chinatowns in North America. ... Chinatown in San Francisco This article discusses Chinatown patterns in North America. ... The Beach Street gate into Bostons Chinatown. ... The Chinatown Gate in Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois. ... There are two Chinatowns in Houston, Texas. ... The Chinatown of Las Vegas, Nevada (Chinese: 拉斯維加斯中國城 (pinyin: LāsÄ«wéijiāsÄ« Zhōngguóchéng) is a series of large shopping centers with ethnic Chinese and other pan-Asian businesses on Spring Mountain Road, with the original called Chinatown Plaza. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Chinese lion helps usher in the 2006 Chinese New Year. ... 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Chan Is Missing is a 1982 film which tells the story of two taxi drivers searching the streets of San Franciscos Chinatown for the man who ran off with their money. ... Someone with a Chinamans chance has no chance at all. ... Jook-sing (Cantonese for 竹升 Jyutping: zuk1 sing1), is a pejorative term used in the United States and Canada to describe Westernized East Asians, particularly Chinese, who have lost or denied themselves their Asian heritage. ... A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... 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The Wo Hing Society Hall is a building located at 858 Front Street in Lahaina, Hawaii. ... // Bing Kong Benevolent Association 秉公堂 Camau Association of America (Chua Thien Hau) Cambodia Ethnic Chinese Association Chew Lun Association 昭倫公所 Chinese American Association of Minnesota Chinese American Citizens Alliance Chinese American Restaurant Association 華僑餐館會 Chinese Aviation Development Association 航空建設協會 Chinese Cemetery Association Chinese Chamber of Commerce 中華總商會 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (NYC) 中華公所 Chinese Culture Center... Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) is a Chinese American political organization founded in 1895 in San Francisco, California to secure equal rights for Americans of Chinese ancestry. ... The Chinese Six Companies (Chinese:六大公司) or Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Chinese:中華公所) or Chong Wa Benevolent Association (Chinese:中華會館) is a historical Chinese Association established in various parts of the United States with large populations of Chinese. ... The former Chee Kung Tong Society Hall site in Wailuku. ... The Ying On Labor & Merchant Association (Chinese:英端工商會) or simply Ying On Association is a historical Chinese American association that was established during the 1800s for the purpose of assisting members of the Chinese community when they were threatened by unfair and discriminatory business practices; for organizing social gathering places for... The Chinese Staff and Workers Association (CSWA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan workers rights organization based in New York City which educates and organizes workers in the United States so that they may improve their working conditions. ... 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References

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Further reading

• Chinese American Understanding: A Sixty-Year Search, Chih Meng, China Institute in America, 1981, hardcover, 255 pages, OCLC: 8027928
• Chinese Americans and Their Immigrant Parents: Conflict, Identity, and Values, May Pao-May Tung, Haworth Press, 2000, paperback, 112 pages, ISBN 0-7890-1056-9
• Chinese Americans: The Immigrant Experience, Dusanka Miscevic and Peter Kwong, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 2000, hardcover, 240 pages, ISBN 0-88363-128-8
• Compelled To Excel: Immigration, Education, And Opportunity Among Chinese Americans, Vivian S. Louie, Stanford University Press, 2004, paperback, 272 pages, ISBN 0-8047-4985-X
• The Chinese in America: A Narrative History, Iris Chang, Viking, 2003, hardcover, 496 pages, ISBN 0-670-03123-2
• Being Chinese, Becoming Chinese American, Shehong Chen, University of Illinois Press, 2002 ISBN 0-252-02736-1 electronic book
• ABC Struggles in the Church
• On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese American Family, Lisa See, 1996. ISBN 0-679-76852-1. See also the website for an exhibition based on this book [1] from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program.

Iris Chang This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang Iris Shun-Ru Chang (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhāng Chúnrú; March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was a Chinese American freelance historian and journalist. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ...

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Category:Chinese Americans

• Factfinder Chinese Americans 2005 American Community Survey
• Museum of Chinese in the Americas
• Chinese Culture Center & Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
• Organization of Chinese Americans
• Chinese Historical Society of America
• The Asians in America Project - Chinese American Organizations Directory
• "Paper Son" - one Chinese American's story of coming to America under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
• Becoming American: The Chinese Experience a PBS Bill Moyers special. Thomas F. Lennon, Series Producer.
• Chinese American Contribution to Transcontinental Railroad - Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
• Emerging Information Technology Conference (EITC), organized by several Chinese American organizations
• Famous Chinese Americans Comprehensive list of famous Chinese Americans organized by professions. Includes short biographical notes and Chinese names.
• Chinese Information and Networking Association (CINA)
• Northwest Chinese Professionals Association
• The Yung Wing Project hosts the memoir of the first Chinese American graduate of an American university (Yale 1854).
• Chinese American Museum

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