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	Chinese American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are a subgroup of Asian Americans.
		Chinese Americans are divided among many subgroups based on factors such as generation, place of origin, socio-economic level, and do not have uniform attitudes about the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China or Taiwan, the United States, or Chinese nationalism, with attitudes varying widely between active support, hostility, or indifference.
		Legally all ethnic Chinese born in the United States are American citizens as a result of the Fourteenth Amendment and the 1898 United States v.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_American (1399 words)

	American Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Chinese cuisine is a unique style of cooking served by Chinese restaurants in the United States.
		Chinese Restaurant Project — Indigo Som's project to document Chinese-American restaurants
		Chinese chicken salad — salad does not exist in traditional Chinese cuisine for sanitary reasons (manure and human feces were China's primary fertilizer through most of its history); this is a 100% Western dish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Chinese_cuisine (1638 words)

	American-born Chinese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An American-born Chinese or "ABC" is a person born in the United States of Chinese ethnic descent, a category of Chinese American.
		Many Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans, have privately complained that they never have the chance to extend beyond their typical acting roles because directors and movie producers typecast them.
		The large Asian American population in Hawaii is an example of such a community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American-born_Chinese (629 words)

	Chinese American Democratic Club-CEMA California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
		The Chinese American Democratic Club (CADC) was chartered in 1957 by the California State Democratic Central Committee and the California Democratic Council in response to growing political repression during a Republican administration and violations of Chinese American civil rights in the mid 1950s.
		Empowerment through the placement of Chinese Americans in elective and appointive offices became a priority, and many CADC members were elected and appointed to local and state offices.
		Chinese American Democratic Club-CEMA California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
	cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu /cadc.html (233 words)

	Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chinese-American Communities
		Essentially, in Chinese medicine, the body and mind are not seen as a mechanism but as a unified vortex of energy and vital substances that are in constant interaction and dynamic change and fluctuation, the result of which is the creation of an organism, a human being(Kleinman, pg.
		Chinese medicine is oriented toward helping people feel well before they become ill, such as through tonics, and helping people feel better when they have an imbalance that cannot be identified as an illness by Western medicine.
		Chinese parents often make soups that are considered "cold," such as green bean soup and winter melon soup, during the summer time.
	www.camsociety.org /issues/Attitudes.htm (4570 words)

	The History of Chinese Immigration -- Brown Quarterly -- v. 3, no. 4 -- Spring 2000
		Few Chinese Americans were able to become independent farmers, because most were not citizens and were prevented from owning land by local laws and restrictive covenants.
		The Chinese often emigrated in self-help groups from the same village, often with the same surname.
		All sorts of fanciful explanations have been given — that the Chinese accidentally brought the seeds to this country in their trouser cuffs (their trousers did not have cuffs), or that they brought them because they were homesick.
	brownvboard.org /brwnqurt/03-4/03-4c.htm (1313 words)

	Leung: Chinese Americans Project
		Chinese American is the fastest growing segment of the US population (50%growth rate).
		Large communities of Chinese Americans can also be found in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Washington.They prefer to choose these places as their home, because these cities usually provide a safety environment for their children, more job opportunities and well-established Chinese community.
		The total population of Chinese in the United State was 0.7%, and the Chinese remains as a large subgroup of the Asian Pacific Islander population, followed by Filipino, Japanese, Asian Indian, and other group.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch405/IUP/popDistribut.html (1027 words)

	The Chinese-American Experience: An Introduction
		However, the editors staunchly defended the right of Chinese to be here and to be treated with dignity, basing their arguments on American ideals and a shared humanity.
		Chinese could be found throughout the region, laboring in agriculture, mining, industry, and wherever workers were needed.
		Chinese men were forced to live lonely bachelor lives in the almost all-male society that was Chinatown.
	immigrants.harpweek.com /ChineseAmericans/1Introduction/BillWeiIntro.htm (1165 words)

	CHINESE-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
		Such was the demand for Chinese labor that the United States reinforced its "open door" policy by treaty: the Burlingame Treaty of 1868 guaranteed to the Chinese Government the unrestricted immigration of its citizens to the United States.
		Chinese labor was suggested, as they had already helped build the California Central Railroad, the railroad from Sacramento to Marysville and the San Jose Railway.
		The first Chinese were hired in 1865 [sic] at approximately $28 per month to do the very dangerous work of blasting and laying ties over the treacherous terrain of the high Sierras.
	cprr.org /Museum/Chinese.html (8491 words)

	American Chinese cuisine
		American Chinese food tends to use western vegetables such as broccoli and carrots whereas more authentic Chinese cuisine would tend to use asian leafy vegetables like bok choy and Gai-lan.
		American Chinese cuisine (什碎館 or 雜碎館) is a style of cooking served by many Chinese restaurants in the United States.
		American Chinese food also does not include some foods which many Chinese consider delicacies, such as liver and pig or chicken feet.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/American-Chinese-cuisine.htm (8491 words)

	Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary heritages in the world.
		A chinese meal in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, with bowls of white rice, shrimp, eggplant, fermented tofu, vegetable stir-fries, vegetarian duck, and a central dish with meat and bamboo.
		Nanyang Chinese cuisine (cuisine of the Nanyang region or Southeast Asia Chinese diaspora)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_cuisine (1642 words)

	Banana : A Chinese American Experience
		The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is founded to preserve Chinese culture, maintain ties with China, and act as a liaison with American groups.
		Chinese were also denied the right to become naturalized American citizens.
		According to this act, Chinese who had obtained entry visas by fraud and misrepresentation would not be deported if a spouse, parent, or child was a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.
	www.tenement.org /banana/history.html (1881 words)

	Technorati Tag: Chinese-American
		Chinese American Dating Site Chinese American singles seek friends, dating and marriage in the US and worldwide.
		Chinese American Dating Meet chinese/american singles for romance, dating and marriage.
		Chinese American on eBay Find chinese american items at low prices.
	technorati.com /tag/Chinese-American (404 words)

	Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
		The Friends of the Museum of Chinese American History is formed with representatives from El Pueblo, the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and the local community.
		Name is changed in 1914 to Chinese Americans Citizens Alliance.
		According to the Census of 5,728 citizens, 172 are Chinese.
	www.chssc.org /timeline.html (697 words)

	Chinese American Citizens Alliance National Organization - officers of organization
		The Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation (Foundation) was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) foundation on April 5, 1971 in the State of California.
		Over thirty years, the Foundation and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance feel a strong sense of gratification as we witness many of our scholarship winners advance to become doctors, engineers, scientists, lawyers, accountants, and engage in other professional careers.
		Chinese American Citizens Alliance National Organization - officers of organization
	www.cacanational.org /foundation-scholar.html (444 words)

	American Chinese cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Chinese cuisine is a unique style of cooking served by Chinese restaurants in the United States.
		Chinese chicken salad— salad does not exist in traditional Chinese cuisine for sanitary reasons (manure and human feces were China's primary fertilizer through most of its history); this is a 100% Western dish.
		Owing to the diversity of ethnicities in Hawaii, Chinese cuisine forms a component of the cuisine of Hawaii, which is a fusion of different culinary traditions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Chinese_cuisine (1571 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Ethnicity: Asian: Eastern: Chinese: Chinese American
		Chinese American History Timeline - Timeline covers the major events in Chinese-American history from the California Gold Rush of 1848 to the Immigration Reform Act of 1995.
		Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles - Shares the cultural history of Chinese though early immigration to settlement in America.
		Connecticut Chinese Culture Association (CCCA) - A non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to uniting all Chinese social, cultural, scholastic and religious groups to promote the grandeur of Chinese culture, and to better serve and contribute to the cultural diversity of American society.
	dmoz.org /Society/Ethnicity/Asian/Eastern/Chinese/Chinese_American (535 words)

	AsianWeek: Who's Chinese American?
		While her characters are not necessarily afforded a singularly Asian American viewpoint, Jen says that her Chinese heritage is inseparable from the way she perceives the creative process itself.
		A second-generation Chinese American, Jen realizes she will always be categorized at face value.
		Despite her focus on Asian American characters, the issues that Jen confronts are significant to Asian Americans in varying degrees.
	www.asianweek.com /062499/ae_gishjen.html (792 words)

	Youth Radio
		If I was just “American,” I wouldn’t have to think about if I’m Asian or Asian American or Chinese or Chinese American.
		People who are immigrants are one clique and people born in the U.S. with immigrant parents are a different groupthey are ABC’s or American Born Chinese.
		Not what might be considered in most American families as a healthy relationship like where you talk about your day and how you are feeling and all that.
	www.youthradio.org /society/kpfa031206_chinese.shtml (809 words)

	Summer 2000 Newsletter - Chinese American Museum
		The Board of Directors and staff of the Friends of the Chinese American Museum were invited to the opening reception of "Visible Traces." Several board members attended the event and were pleased to have the opportunity to view the many valuable documents, which had not been previously seen outside of China.
		The Museum’s mission is to celebrate the rich heritage of Chinese Americans and to recognize their contributions to the advancement of society and culture in this state and this nation.
		For example, many consider the political efficacy of writing Chinese American history to be one in which the stories and lives of those often ignored in popular versions of history are "recovered" and incorporated into dominant narratives.
	www.eskimo.com /~camla/newsletter/2000/summer (6346 words)

	American-born Chinese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		That Chinese Americans are the "Model Minority," in that Chinese Americans are the smart, hard-working students that excel in prestigious subjects, gurus of math and science by virtue of being born Chinese.
		That Chinese Americans are skilled at classical instruments — typically the piano or the violin, instruments of professional and high prestige.
		That all Chinese Americans are either Christian church-goers or devout Buddhists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American-born_Chinese (942 words)

	Chinese American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese Americans are divided among many subgroups based on factors such as generation, place of origin, socio-economic level, and do not have uniform attitudes about the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China or Taiwan, the United States, or Chinese nationalism, with attitudes varying widely between active support, hostility, or indifference.
		Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are a subgroup of Asian Americans.
		Legally all ethnic Chinese born in the United States are American citizens as a result of the Fourteenth Amendment and the 1898 United States v.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_American (1552 words)

	American English - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		American English has both spelling and grammatical differences from British English, some of which were made as part of an attempt to rationalize the English spelling used by British English at the time.
		American English has further changed due to the influx of non-English speakers whose words sometimes enter American vernacular.
		American English is a form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /american_english.htm (1552 words)

	Cuisine
		New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
		A cuisine (from the French word for "kitchen") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
		These cuisines are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/c/cu/cuisine.html (400 words)

	Becoming American: The Chinese Experience PBS
		In the saga of American immigration, the Chinese experience is relatively unknown.
		Becoming American: The Chinese Experience premieres March 25 at 9 p.m.
		Read the eyewitness accounts of the Chinese American experience.
	www.pbs.org /becomingamerican (122 words)

	Becoming American: The Chinese Experience . The Chinese Experience PBS
		Tap into an extensive collection of resources on Chinese American history, books, arts, culture, videos, museums and government.
		Chinese immigrants began arriving in America in the 1830's.
		In the late 1860's, about one in every five Chinese in America was employed on the same project.
	www.pbs.org /becomingamerican/chineseexperience.html (91 words)

	Chinese American Students' Association at Yale
		"The Chinese American Students' Association (CASA) is one of Yale's most close-knit organizations since its founding in 1996.
		chinese american students' association, yale university © 1996-2006
		Join us as we toast their enormous contributions to CASA over the years.
	www.yale.edu /casa (142 words)

	Chinese-American Literature Information Resources Guide
		Since most of the Chinese-American literature focus on the life of Chinese Americans, background information on this ethnic group is also provided here.
		According to the Library of Congress, the Chinese-American literature falls within the division of American literature, which has call numbers beginning with "PS." Keywords of "Chinese American literature" or "Asian American literature" can be used to find related books.
		These books can be found using "asian and america?" or "chinese and america?".
	library.uhh.hawaii.edu /research_tools/guides/chi_amer_literature.htm (620 words)

	Chinese American Service League - Home
		As president of the Chinese American Development Corporation (CADC), this expansion (Chinatown Square) was the dream of Tom and John Tan, who served as chairman of CADC for many years.
		Ping Tom was instrumental in the formative years of the Chinese American Service League (1977-1978), serving as an inspiration to its founders and introducing them to the Chinatown leadership at the time.
		Born in Chicago’s Chinatown, Ping Tom (1935-1995) became a prominent Asian Pacific American business and civic leader, advisor to U.S. Senators, Illinois Governors and Chicago Mayors, president of Chinese American Development Corporation (Chinatown Square), founding president of the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, and a co-founder of the Asian American Coalition of Chicago.
	www.caslservice.org (1352 words)

	YellowBridge Chinese American Guide to Culture and Entertainment
		Visit our virtual Store to find posters, books, videos, music, home decorations, toys, and many other products with Chinese and Asian American themes.
		The Web's most comprehensive list of noteworthy Chinese Americans.
		Try it on our list of Chinese tongue-twisters.
	www.yellowbridge.com (1352 words)

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