Cultural Differences In Chinatown

Last summer, I had an internship at the Chinese Culture Center in Chinatown. I mainly helped this non-profit organization to advertise its Chinatown Walking Tour, therefore, I got to learn about the history of Chinatown. The development of Chinatown deeply impressed me because it rose from oppression in American, and finally became the indispensable part in San Francisco by the contributions of millions of Chinese immigrants and Chinese American. Nevertheless, it was a laborious process because the Chinese were not accepted by Americans in the beginning. Even though they are the original Californians, they lived through much violence, and they earned only low salaries, so it is difficult to imagine how they survived it. Thus though Chinese immigrants were treated unfairly, …show more content…
Therefore, I want to establish a non-profit, cultural school in San Francisco to help Chinese immigrants learn about the culture of America, so they can communicate with Americans in a way that make both groups comfortable. At the same time, I would like to offer free Chinese cultural courses to Americans in San Francisco. In this way, they can understand, and appreciate the profound Chinese culture. Once Chinese and American try to understand each other, I think there will be less discrimination, and more fairness. If this idea works, I would like to not only offer American and Chinese cultural courses, but also other cultural courses. People who are interested in another culture and want to broaden their horizons can come to this school and learn about different cultures. I think this will greatly reduce the conflicts between races, and encourages individuals to reach their full potential. I plan to continuously remain open to new suggestions regarding how to reduce tension and promote the success and happiness of racial minority individuals in