广州大学美国文化中心讲座课件3.pptVIP

2015 Luce American Experience Module Workshop广州大学美国文化中心讲座课件3Chinese Americans: Yesterday and Today Questions for you Chinese restaurants and food in the US ? Chow mein (炒面) , chop suey(杂碎) ? Chinatowns? Stories of Chinese Americans around you ？ Questions about them Who are they? When, why and how did they shift from Chinese into Americans? How did they make for a living? Are they okay today? Why do we study them? Qs: Is there any possibility linking the physical appearance with anti-Chinese movement? What did they make for a living? Basics of Chinese Americans Total number of Chinese Americans: as of 2010, 3.8 million, or 1.2% of the U.S. population, or 25.9% of the Asian American population, the largest and oldest ethnic group of Asian Americans in the US; Regions with significant populations: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle Languages: English,?Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Min Chinese, Hakka, Wu Chinese and Minority Uyghur Religion: unaffiliated, Protestantism, Buddhism, Catholicism Organization: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (中华会馆) Qs: What is the significance of the statistics and facts for the US government? Historical population Year Population ±% 1850 4,018 —??? 1860 34,933 +769.4% 1870 63,199 +80.9% 1880 105,465 +66.9% 1890 107,488 +1.9% 1900 89,863 ?16.4% 1910 71,531 ?20.4% 1920 61,639