Acceptance: Chinese & American Born Chinese Perspectives in Poetry The United States is a place where people can have diverging views on how to describe the diverse nation. The country in fact does not have an official language because of the myriad of distinct ethnicities residing within the country. With all this diversity it is only natural for people to struggle with which cultural norm to follow. Of the many immigrants that have journeyed to the U.S. for a better life‚ Chinese immigrants
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Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Scott Johnson ETH 125 January 15‚ 2012 Stephanie Perry Ethnic Groups and Discrimination The Chinese immigrated to the United States in during the 1800s; Official records show that before 1857‚ 46 Chinese immigrants were in the United States. Over the next 30 years more that 200‚000 Chinese had immigrated to the United States. This immigration wave was largely because of the push of the awful conditions in China and the pull of the discovery of gold‚ and‚ job
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the Chinese and Irish‚ who both through the process of racial formation‚ have found a social standing we see in present society. Chinese Americans began to face widespread discrimination and racialization from the moment they set foot on “Golden Mountains” They migrated to America seeking sanctuary from harsh conditions in China caused by the Opium War‚ the Taiping Rebellion‚ and the rising taxes imposed by the Qing government. (expand push and pull factors a bit more) The increase of Chinese immigrants
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in the states. In an effort to avoid competition‚ many Chinese immigrants-of the first period‚ migrated to western regions of the United States: California and states west of the Rocky Mountains. In many western regions‚ “The bulk of the of Chinese immigrants …became a source of cheap labor to work the railroads‚ mines‚ fisheries‚ farms‚ orchards‚ canneries‚ garment industries‚ manufacturing of cigars‚ boots‚ etc.” (Asian and Pacific American Federal Employees Council 1984‚ p.1). Westward expansion
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CHINESE FOOD Social culture (Social structure influent social culture) The social culture affects Chinese food a lot in Canada. The traditional Chinese cuisine have changed in Canada turn into several cuisines in Canada‚ like non-Sinicized country( Indian Chinese food‚ Peruvian Chinese food‚ or Caribbean Chinese food)‚ and of course Canadian Chinese food is also the important type of cuisine in every mall in Canada. (Darren‚ 2012)And with the immigration keep growing‚ the old-school Chinese
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has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also‚ the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn. The family life is very important for every Chinese. Chinese families are very close-knit. Children tend to stay with their parents even after they
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immigrants group‚ Chinese immigrant is a huge percentage throughout history and the first group of Chinese immigrants into American dates back to between 1849 and 1882. During that period of time‚ Chinese citizens felt civil disorder‚ poverty‚ and suffering in their homeland under Qing dynasty in 1840s. In order to escape the absoulte monarchy‚ they got opportunities to coming to American for build railroad as well as the gold rush in California. Unfortunately‚ when this group arrived American society‚ they
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the land of the free‚ or better known as The United States of America. The reading‚ “The Chinese Exclusion Act a Black Legacy”‚ claimed the American’s beliefs influenced the bringing about of The Chinese Exclusion Act. One of these notion is that the Chinese immigrants were taking work away from the citizens of the United States. The Americans also weren’t keen to the lowering of wages‚ being that the Chinese were eager to work at whatever the pay was available. There was furthermore animosity to
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What is an American? This question has been heavily debated throughout history. It seems that everyone has a different opinion on what it means to American. The definition of American on Merriam Webster is a native or inhabitant of North America or South America. However‚ most people have a deeper definition that says Americans have to be a certain way and follow a certain pattern. Throughout history America has always been a place for people who didn’t feel like they didn’t belong elsewhere. America
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In 1882 the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed and made it to where no more Chinese immigrants could enter the United States. The Chinese immigrants that still tried to come to the U.S. got sent to live on Angel Island. The immigrants that lived on Angel Island did things like got questioned‚ wrote poetry on the walls‚ and sometimes got to walk around the island. The Chinese first started coming to the United States in 1848 because of the Gold Rush. As more and more Chinese came the Americans
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