美籍华人.ppt

美籍华人 By Group 1, Class 7 Chinese Americans美籍华人 Nancy Edward Chinese Americans美籍华人 Basic Information Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese descent（具有华人血统的美国籍公民）. Up to 2007, the population of Chinese American is 3,538,407, making up 23.3% of the total number of Asian American（亚裔美国人） and 1% of the American population. The History of Chinese Americans’ Migration to America 美籍华人移民美国史 The Social Status of Chinese Americans 美籍华人的社会地位 Chinese Americans’ Contributions to American Society 美籍华人对美国社会的贡献 Chinese Americans美籍华人 The History of Chinese Americans’ Migration to America  美籍华人移民美国史（1） The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to American government records. Fewer than 1,000 men are known to have arrived before the California Gold Rush（加州淘金潮） in 1848. Most of the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels from the Guangdong province. Chinese were banned（禁止） from immigrating between 1885 and 1943, when the Chinese Exclusion Act（排华法案） was in effect. The History of Chinese Americans’ Migration to America  美籍华人移民美国史（2） Since the repeal（撤销） of the Act in 1943, immigration of Chinese continued to be heavily restricted（限制） until 1965. During the 1970s, the majority of Chinese Americans was from Hong Kong, followed by Taiwan, with relatively few immigrants coming from mainland China. During the 1980s, immigrants from mainland China formed a larger proportion of Chinese immigrating to the United States. Back In these categories, Chinese Americans even outperform（胜过） Whites. Chinese Americans seem to have done so well that they are proclaimed to be（被赞扬为） the “model minority”（模范少数民族）. ? College Degree 大学学位 (%) High Skill Occupation 高端技术职业 (%) Family Income 家庭年收入 ($) Chinese Americans 42.9 34.6 59,000 Whites 25.3 21.4 48,500 Blacks 13.6 12.3 33,300 Native American Indians 10.8 11.9 32,240 Latinos/Hispanics 9.9 9.6 36,000 Model Minority 模范少数民族 Concept Model minority refers to a minority group whose members achi