美国地理与美国人民Geography and People.ppt

LOGO Puerto Ricans The island of Puerto Rico has been an American possession since the Spanish-American war of 1899 and Puerto Ricans have been American citizens since 1917. Better job opportunities in the U.S. have drawn a large number of Puerto Ricans to the U.S., the majority of whom have settled in the large cities in the eastern seaboard. LOGO Cuban Americans The Cuban-Americans who got away from Cuba after the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and are now gathered in the Miami area. In general, the Cuban-Americans have done the best economically. They left Cuba in the early 60s and, over the past 40 years, they have created a prosperous “little Cuba” in the Miami area. LOGO Asian immigrants—Chinese Among the Asian immigrants, the Chinese were the first Asians to come to the United States. Beginning in 1847, when young male peasants came to work in America in mines, on railroads, and in agricultural fields, the Chinese gradually ran into economic and cultural fears of the white majority. Facing this, the Chinese did not try to assimilate but instead gravitated to “ Chinatowns (Audio)”. LOGO Discriminatory immigration and naturalization retractions, imposed beginning in1882, were not removed until the end of World War II. Since that time the Chinese has moved into the mainstream of American society, and they are beginning to move into politics. Now the Chinese-Americans are about 800,000. They have proved to be industrious and intelligent. Many of them have found high-in-come positions. The employment rate and average income of Chinese-American families are now higher than the national average. They have come to be viewed as a model minority, clean and hard working. LOGO The Nobel Prize Winners of Chinese Descendent 李政道： 1926年生于上海，美籍华人，1957年获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年31岁； 杨振宁： 1922年生于安徽，美籍华人，1957年获获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年35岁； 丁肇中： 1936年生于美国，美籍华人，1976年获获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年40岁； 李远哲： 1936年生于台湾，美籍华人，1986年获诺贝尔获化学奖，时年50岁； 朱棣文： 1948年生于美国，美籍华人，1997年获诺贝尔获物理学奖，时年49岁； 崔 琦：