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    In the wake of the Civil War and the major improvements in the lives of African Americans during Reconstruction that followed‚ America saw its inequitable treatment of minorities shift from African Americans to Asian immigrants. To clarify‚ African Americans were still subject to much racial terrorism and many civil rights abuses‚ but they had recently gained major legislative victories with the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment in 1868 that had helped to ensure their legal citizenship

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    In the Land of the Free

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    the Free Since the first wave of Chinese immigration to the United States in 1850s‚ the Chinese experienced discrimination and often overt racism. According to Holland‚ during 1870s‚ a large number of Chinese laborers flooded into American job market after the completion of transcontinental railroads. Since the Chinese laborers were willing to work for lower wages‚ they took jobs away from white workers which caused negative feeling toward Chinese. At the same time‚ the economic downturn

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    problem of Americans falling behind in global competitiveness which encompasses in all aspects of a society’s success. There is said to be a major correlation between parenting styles and the overall country’s competiveness considering education‚ values‚ and work ethic is implemented in the home through parenting styles before a child ever reaches institutionalized schooling. Many persons believe American parenting lacks discipline and structure and believe Americans should adapt a more Chinese style

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    is the study of individuals and their personalities and identities‚ within particular cultural contexts (Miller‚ 2007). Although American and Chinese people are raised in different cultures‚ their cultures are somewhat similar. Even though individuals are raised thousands of miles apart‚ is it possible to possess some of the same personality traits? In the American culture‚ baby showers are held to celebrate the impending birth of a baby. Family and friends bring many necessities needed for the

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    Haobang Lu Professor Connie So AAS 350 March 21‚ 2015 Meaning of being Chinese or Chinese American China has a long brilliant history. The history of Chinese American in the Unites States has three major waves of Chinese immigration to the United States at the very beginning of the 19th century. The one impressed me most is Chinese immigrants worked as laborers‚ on the transcontinental railroad during 19th century. The Chinese immigrants were suffered a lot at that time‚ full of racial discrimination

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    Immigrants In War

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    Immigrants‚ especially Chinese‚ were treated poorly and with great indifference up until the war started and the government pleaded for U.S. citizens to buy war bonds. Pun Chi‚ a Chinese merchant that migrated to the U.S. in the late 1800’s‚ wrote about the atrocities in Americans against the Chinese in San Francisco‚ California. In summary‚ he made a case against the severe treatment‚ sufferings‚ bias‚ and persecution of immigrants. Chi explains

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    masses yearning to breathe free [...]” She was the hope of suffering people from all over the world‚ and their first sight upon entering America (Hoffman‚ 73). Immigrants flocked to America‚ tempted by the promise of becoming rich‚ of living the American Dream. Disasters‚ like the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s that saw millions of Irish emigrating‚ were another leading cause of immigration to America. However‚ for immigrants‚ life in the “country of wizards‚” wasn’t all it had cracked up to be

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    SEE BOOK REVIEW I. INTRODUCTION A. Review Lisa See is an American writer and novelist born in 1955 in Paris‚ and grew up in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles. Her great-grandfather left his village in China to immigrate in Los Angeles at the beginning of the last century. Although she is only 1/8 Chinese‚ she spent he childhood in the Chinatown of Los Angeles‚ and her familial background has given her roots in Chinese culture and has had a great impact on her life and work. See is the

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    Chinese and American Cultural Differences   There are many differences in eastern and western culture. Eastern and western cultures have different views on the way an individual views him or herself. The types of friendships and relationships individuals have with others. Family life including how many children each culture has. How each culture views oneself and differ will be examined. Americans are taught from a young age to be individualists. American individuals are often

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    only 8 years old. It was not I whom had been bullying others‚ yet others had bullied me. American Born Chinese hits home for me because I was once in that position where being in the “United” States had made me feel more isolated and forsaken than any other event in my existence. “You’re in America. Speak English” (Yang‚ 2008‚ p. 31). This is something that I have heard on numerous accounts. American Born Chinese is not only relatable to me‚ but it can also be described as something many “foreigners”

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