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Chinese Americans Chinese Americans are an ethnic minority in the US. They used to be discriminated. 1. The history of Chinese
Chinese Americans Chinese Americans are an ethnic minority in the US. They used to be discriminated. 1. The history of Chinese
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2011-02-11
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Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans are an ethnic minority in the
US. They used to be discriminated.
1. The history of Chinese immigrants
1)The first group of Chinese arrived during the
California 【1】______ in 1849. Their success invited 【1】______
envy. They had to earn a living by doing the 【2】______ 【2】______
for the white miners, setting up restaurants, working as
farmhands or as【3】______ 【3】______
2)The second group of Chinese arrived in the
early 【4】______as laborers to construct the 【4】______
【5】______ 【5】______
3)After World War Two, more Chinese
were permitted to settle in America.
4)Today’s Chinese Americans are mostly the【6】 【6】______
______ of the first two groups of immigrants.
2. Some of their noteworthy characteristics as part
of their traditional culture
1)【7】______family ties 【7】______
2)respect for the elders
3)a feeling of 【8】______to the family 【8】______
4)high regard for 【9】______ 【9】______
5)willingness to work hard
These characteristics contribute to their success in
various professions. As Americans’ attitudes toward
minorities and ethnic differences have changed in
recent years, Chinese Americans have gained【10】 【10】______
______ in the American society.
【3】
Good morning. We’ll continue with our introduction of American minorities. Today’s focus is on Chinese Americans. For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and laundries. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that used to face them in this country.
The first group of Chinese came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Like most of the other people there, they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land, they stated a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground. However, either because the Chinese were be different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in turning a seemingly worthless mining claim into a profitable one, they became the scapegoats of their envious competitors. They were harassed in many ways. Often they were prevented from working on their claims; some localities even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims. Therefore, these Chinese had to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to do the laundry for the white miners; others set up small restaurants. There were almost no women in California in those days, and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this "woman’s work". Some others went to work as farmhands or as fishermen.
In tile early 1860’s,a second group of Chinese arrived in California. This time, they were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad. The work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part of tile country, that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As in the case of their predecessors, these Chinese were almost all males and they encountered a great deal of prejudice. The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was completed, and the imported laborers returned to California, all out of work. Because there were so many more of them this time, those Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group did. They were so different in every aspect: in their physical appearance, in their language, and in their religion. They were contemptuously called "heathen Chinese".
When times were hard, they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men. And these white men were actually recent immigrants themselves. Anti-Chinese riots broke out in many cities. Some even developed into arson and bloodshed. The Chinese were not allowed to make legal appeals and they were not accepted as American citizens. Californians began to demand that no more Chinese be permitted to enter their state. Finally, in 1882, the Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped the immigration of Chinese laborers. Many Chinese returned to their homeland, and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of this century.
However, during World War Two, when China was an ally of the United States, the Exclusion laws were ended; a small number of Chinese were allowed to immigrate each year, and Chinese could become American citizens. In 1965, in a general revision of our immigration laws, many more Chinese were permitted to settle here.
From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods, which came to be known as "Chinatowns". In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes. Many people couldn’t find jobs on the outside, and they Went into business for themselves, primarily to serve their own neighborhood. As for laundries and restaurants, some of them soon spread to other parts of the city, since such services continued to be in demand among non-Chinese, too. To this day, certain Chinatowns, especially those of San Francisco and New York, are very busy, thriving communities. They have become great attractions for tourists and for those who enjoy Chinese food.
Most of today’s Chinese Americans are the descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers. Those immigrants had been uneducated farm laborers in the vicinity of Canton in Southeast China before they came to America.
Even ’alter having lived here for several generations, Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture. For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong. Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are taught with the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them.
The high regard for education, and .the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. By the way, many of the most outstanding Chinese American scholars, scientists, and artists are more recent arrivals. They come from China’s former upper class and they represent its high cultural traditions.
Chinese Americans make up only a tiny fraction of the American population. They live chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences have changed in recent years, the long-hated Chinese have gained wide acceptance. Today, they are generally admired for many remarkable characteristics, and are often held up as an example worth following. And their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated.
Now, we are coming to the end of our lecture. Our focus for next week will be on African Americans. Thank you for your attention.
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