Chinese American

My Thanksgiving vacation could have been more enjoyable. I did very much working over break. Starting from the beginning, on Tuesday after they released us from school, I drove all the way down to Des Moines because I had to work. I am employed at the Des Moines Buccaneers Hockey Arena. My sister Kaylee and I work in the Pirates cove. Buccaneer clothing can be purchased in the cove. It’s a USHL hockey league that boys from ages 16 to 19 play in for scholarships to colleges they have signed to.…

I did not go to the college after I graduated from high school; I decided to work at the Chinese restaurant and tried to save some money instead. Working at the restaurant is a hard work and need to stand on the floor at all times. To be honesty to say that, I still love my job because I enjoy to interacting with different people. I remembered my first job was a dish washer in the Chinese restaurant for one whole year and I hated it so much because of the endless hours. It made me so jealous and…

Chinatown. The Chinese started coming to Chicago in smaller numbers after 1870, After the 20th century less than 1,200. Until the 1940s when federal laws only allowed men to enter with only a few exceptions, chinatowns over america were populated with chinese men. Groups called Tongs were formed and were extremely influential, many tongs fought for control over chinatown. The most powerful tong was the On Leong Tong, which was established in November of 1893. However in 1993 the Chinese…

United States made revisions to the US-China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 in which President Chester A. Arthur introduced a new piece of legislation to the treaty known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited almost all Chinese immigration to the United States. Signed into effect in 1882, and later made permanent in 1902, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which only affected a small percentage of immigrants, essentially established a distinction between legal and illegal immigrants while robbing…

the distant land of Angel Island or so I have been told of various other immigrants. As I arrived I was excited to advance from this point and adventure into the land called America, but I was told that I would not be allowed to enter. Due to the Chinese exclusion laws I am told that I cannot enter America. I am detained to stay here until I am approved to sail to America. Talking to other immigrants I have heard that these detaining periods can from a couple of days all the way to a couple of…

through blending together all the races.20 Chinese immigrants joined this mass migration to America in three waves, beginning in the 1840s and extending to the present era. During these times, the Chinese influenced westward expansion and prospered the U.S. economy significantly. Despite attempts made by Chinese elites to maintain the purity of their ancient civilization, economic and political forces and events have driven millions…

influence from the time, when Asia was treated as a second-rate world; Australians also feared of Asian “invasion”. Australian aborigines contacted with Asian people long before the “official” discovery of the continent made by James Cook in 1770. Chinese and Japanese fishermen visited Australia in 15th century for trade and usage of local sources. British colonists did not support trade relations with Asia. The Empire made active moves to strengthen positions in the region. Most of its citizens…

Parental Pressure Experienced by Chinese American High School Students According to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Chinese Americans are the largest ethnic group of Asian demographic in the United States. Their population has been increasing tremendously by 37.9% in this decade (Hoeffel 15). Being one of the largest ethnic group in the United States, their presence has significant impacts on various aspects that relate to the overall development of the country, these include but not…

Chinese American Students Experience High Parental Pressure According to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Chinese Americans are the largest ethnic group of Asian demographic in the United States. Their population has been increasing tremendously by 37.9% in this decade (Hoeffel 15). Being one of the largest ethnic group in the United States, their presence has significant impacts on various aspects that relate to the overall development of the country, these include but are not limited to…

Jade Snow Wong’s Fifth Chinese Daughter outlines the cultural struggles the author faced as a Chinese-American. Born in America, yet raised Chinese, Wong began to form her identity in the middle of this cultural clash. On one hand, Wong witnessed the promotion of individuality from American families, on the other her family taught her individuality is less important than the family as a whole. Various cultural factors pushed and pulled Wong throughout her life – some she embraced, some she…