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	Wikinfo \| Chinese American
		These Chinese tended to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese often in addition to their native dialect, which in the case of the Taiwanese Americans was the Taiwanese language.
		Absent from the list of Chinese Americans are immigrants from Hong Kong, who because of immigration law, tended to immigrate to Canada.
		Among Chinese in Mainland China and Taiwan, second-generation Chinese Americans known as American-born Chinese are often stereotyped as being stylish and exotic, and there are a number of Chinese-American singers and boy bands, often unknown in the United States, which are popular in East Asia.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Chinese_American (1182 words)

	The Eagle and the Dragon
		Chinese sailors and merchants arrived in New York City in the early 1800s, but the first Chinese to stay were lured to "Gum San" (Gold Mountain) after gold was discovered in California.
		Chinese immigration was declared permanently illegal in 1902, although loopholes were found and family members of Chinese already living in the U.S. were allowed entry.
		For Chinese Americans born here in the States, America is home where they have filtered into nearly every region of the country, as well as into job markets, schools, the arts, and government.
	hoover.archives.gov /exhibits/China/Chinese_Americans (1636 words)

	A Brief History of Chinese Immigration to America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chinese immigrants may have been targeted due to the increasing belief that immigrants were occupying too many jobs within the city.
		Because Chinese Americans were living together in such close-knit communities within these cities, they drew the brunt of the anti-immigration sentiment.
		In the eyes of the early American colonists and the founders of the Constitution, the United States was to represent the ideals of acceptance and tolerance to those of all walks of life.
	www.ailf.org /awards/ahp_0001_essay01.htm (1617 words)

	History of Chinese immigration to Canada - Famous Chinese Americans - Chinese
		After the 1885 legislation failed to deter Chinese immigration to Canada, the Government of Canada passed another law in 1900 to increase the tax to $100, and in 1904 it was increased (land fees) to 500 Canadian dollars (equivalent to $8000 CDN in 2003).
		The voters' list in federal elections came from the provincial election's voters' list, and the provincial ones came from the municipal one.
		Chinese from the mainland who were eligible in the family reunion had to visit the Canadian High Commission in Hong Kong, since Canada and the PRC did not have diplomatic relations until 1970.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/History_of_Chinese_immigration_to_Canada (1687 words)

	USATODAY.com - Chinese tourists: Asia's new 'ugly Americans' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Armed with the spoils of an economic boom, millions of Chinese are traveling abroad for the first time, ready to soak up the exotic along with the familiar.
		Just as brash Americans attract glances from Parisian sophisticates, Chinese tourists have acquired a reputation in Thailand and elsewhere in Southeast Asia as loud, pushy bumpkins with table manners that leave much to be desired.
		In one incident, Chinese visitors staged a noisy protest when their check-in vouchers at a resort were decorated with a drawing of a pig, apparently to distinguish them from Malay Muslims who don't eat pork.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2006-01-03-chinese-tourists_x.htm (952 words)

	Overseas Chinese - Reference - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Among Chinese in Mainland China and Taiwan, second-generation Chinese Americans known as American-born Chinese are often perceived as being a bit exotic.
		Cities with large Chinese American populations with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population and at least 10% of the total suburban population.
		The following list of cities with a population of between 100,000 and 250,000 have a Chinese American population in excess of 1 pecent of the total.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=4597 (5379 words)

	Asian American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The term "Asian American" is credited to the historian Yuji Ichioka who, in the late 1960s, used it to describe members of a new pan-ethnic radical political identity who shared common histories, experiences, and goals.
		Asian Americans are concentrated in the largest U.S. cities, with 40% of all Asian Americans living in the metropolitan areas around Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.
		Asian Americans have largely been perceived as members of the East Asian ethnic groups, specifically Chinese and Japanese, the two largest ethnic groups before 1965, as well as Filipinos who became colonial subjects of the US in 1898 due to the Spanish-American War.
	asian-american.iqnaut.net (1175 words)

	List of Chinese Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The following is a list of Chinese Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:
		Kelis - singer [2] "Kelis, born to a Puerto Rican and Chinese mother and African-American father, began her singing aspirations as a child with the Girl's Choir of Harlem."
		Whether Taiwanese Americans are consider Chinese American is a controversial political issue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Chinese_Americans (1011 words)

	Asian American Federation - Chinese Americans — Largest Asian American Group in New York City — Have Lower Incomes, ...
		The Asian American Federation of New York, a nonprofit leadership organization, reported in the profile that in 2000, Chinese American New Yorkers had lower incomes, higher general and elderly poverty rates, less education, and less command of English than city residents as a whole.
		Of adult Chinese New Yorkers, nearly one-third (31 percent) had not finished ninth grade and 42 percent were not high school graduates — compared with 15 percent and 28 percent of all city adults, respectively.
		Queens was home to 38 percent (143,126) of the city’s Chinese, followed by Brooklyn (33 percent, or 125,050); Manhattan (24 percent, or 90,158); Staten Island (2 percent, or 7,999); and the Bronx (2 percent, or 7,628).
	www.aafny.org /proom/pr/pr20041014.asp (631 words)

	Becoming American: The Chinese Experience . Film and Video Resources \| PBS
		By the 1930s what was once a closed world ruled by homeland custom had transformed into a hotbed of American culture, as the second generation of Chinese American immigrants pursued their passion for music and dance at the city's most famous nightclub, Forbidden City.
		This episode of American Experience tells the story of the quake and its aftermath, the might of nature and the resillience of the survivors that rebuilt the bay city.
		Born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland, Oregon, Chin is a first-generation Chinese American and her poetry also addresses the oppression of women by both the Chinese and American cultures.
	www.pbs.org /becomingamerican/ce_resources3.html (1692 words)

	Immigration to America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		American Immigration - This page list reasons for immigration, who the immigrants were, peaks/waves of immigration, methods of transportation to America, and lots of other information organized by time periods of American history.
		List of Famous Chinese Americans - List of famous Chinese Americans who have made significant contributions to the American culture or society artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times:
		American Jewish Immigration - Details the three waves of immigration from different parts of Europe by those people of Jewish faith.
	www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listimmigratli.html (823 words)

	Calvin College - Japanese and Chinese Language Programs - Japanese Movie List
		With Americans filming in Japan and Japanese filming in America, this documentary explore efforts in both countries to balance creativity and discipline in education.
		Film listings are alphabetized by the title name, but if a title begins with “the”, the alphabetizing is based on the second word of the title.
		Chinese directors’; names are given in Asian fashion, with the last name given first.
	www.calvin.edu /academic/chinese/movie_list_japan.htm (6102 words)

	AILF Salutes Chinese Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The contributions by Chinese Americans to our nation's history are tremendous, from the building of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1800s to the growth of the high tech industry of the late 1900s.
		Chinese Americans and is committed to its research agenda that looks at Chinese Americans from economic, historical, political, scientific, and cultural perspectives.
		This year's AILF Annual Benefit Dinner, "A Salute to Chinese Americans," was an overwhelming success.
	www.ailf.org /awards/ahp_0001_index.asp (442 words)

	China List : Chinese Americans
		The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association is a non-profit organizationpromoting the heritage and well-being of Chinese-Americans.
		American Chinese Medicine Association - dedicated to the highest...
		China List excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.
	china-list.com /chineseamericans/index.php (754 words)

	Selected Bibliography - Chinese American Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Benson, Donna D. (ed.), 1870 Census, Tulare County, California: Alphabetized, Minimal Listing With an Enumeration of the Chinese Population (Visalis, CA: Sequoia Genealogical Society, 1982).
		Cheng, Lucie, Liu, Yuzun, and Zheng, Dehua, "Chinese Emigration, the Sunning Railway and the Development of Toisan," Amerasia Journal 9:1 (1982), pp.
		Disclaimer: The list of books, articles, and websites on this page is intended to be informational and does not necessarily have the endorsement of the Chinese American Museum.
	www.camla.org /resource/biblio.htm (1849 words)

	chinese-americans
		__ "The Chinese Historical Society of Southern California was founded in 1975 to discover and recognize our pioneers and their history." You will find a timeline, photo galleries, articles, maps, and cultural information.
		__ "The Committee of 100 is a national non-partisan organization composed of American citizens of Chinese descent.
		But Chinese Americans have prevailed and made a place for themselves." An extensive site about Chinese-American history and culture.
	www.archaeolink.com /chineseamericans.htm (603 words)

	Fact Sheets > Alphabetical List > Older Americans Act
		While most older Americans are active members of their families and communities, others are at risk of losing their independence.
		The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-501) were signed into law on November 13, 2000, extending the Act’s programs through FY 2005.
		The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 also establishes the Native American Caregiver Support Program to assist caregivers of Native American elders who are chronically ill or have disabilities.
	www.aoa.gov /press/fact/alpha/fact_oaa.asp (1023 words)

	Organization of Chinese American Eastern Virginia Chapter HomePage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) is a 501c(3) non-profit, non-partisan national advocacy organization of concerned Chinese Americans.
		It is dedicated to securing the rights of Chinese Americans, Asian Americans and permanent residents through legislative and policy initiatives at all levels of the government.
		OCA aims to embrace the hopes and aspirations of the 1.6 million citizens and residents of Chinese ancestry in the United States as well as to better the lives of the 7.6 million Asian Americans across the country.
	members.aol.com /ocaorg/oca.html (438 words)

	History of Chinese Americans in Utah - KUED 7 Utah: The Chinese Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Narration by William Louie, a retired Chinese American architect born in Ogden, Utah.
		Census Data of Chinese and Asian Population in Utah
		If you are looking for information on early Chinese railroad workers in the U.S., please click on General Web Links.
	www.kued.org /chineseamerican/utah/history.html (198 words)

	Chinese Sites on the Internet
		The Chinese American Political Association (CAPA) is a non-partisan, non-profit, educational, and political organization of the Chinese-American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
		CA News calls itself the "Voice of Chinese Americans." The majority of the site appears to be in Chinese language, so the news on this site will only be available to those who can read Chinese.
		The list of links from this very book is on the publisher's web site (at http://www.HLLA.com), so that if you don't want to type in all these links (or carry the book around with you), you can go to our page and click on any of them.
	www.hlla.com /reference/chineselinks.html (973 words)

	bonepaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The transition from Chinese to American ways of life was a big issue for the
		In the eyes of the early American colonists and the founders of the
		Chinese Americans have also made an indelible mark upon what can be
	web.pdx.edu /~drohde/bonepaper.html (914 words)

	Films Media Group - Chinese-Americans: Living in Two Worlds
		Armed with a college degree and facing a life in which she is sometimes considered too Chinese to be American and too American to be Chinese, where should she begin her career?
		In this program, the plight of Chinese immigrants-unfairly treated and even hated for their "otherness"-is explored.
		When an aspiring Chinese actress goes to an audition and is told, "You are trying to be what you are not.
	www.films.com /id/1147/Chinese-Americans_Living_in_Two_Worlds.htm (341 words)

	Chinese Language Programs in American Schools
		Asia Society is working with partners in the public and private sector to address the disparity between our need for more Chinese language programs in American schools and our current limited capacity.
		If you know of a program that is not listed here, please share with us.
		A an adventure-games software for learning Chinese created as a cooperative project of the U.S. Department of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Education.
	www.askasia.org /chinese/schooldirectory.htm (264 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Chine" to "Chinese Culture"
		A Chinese ship's cook named Yango is a minor but continuing character in the Condor series by Autheman and Rousseau.
		-- Summary: The Chinese cook is being moved from one camp to another in a stretcher hung between two horses.
		-- Summary: The Chinese cook is in pain from his ride, and the cowboys have him tied across the saddle.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/crri/chinese.htm (6447 words)

	ICS 20 Sample Exams
		How many Japanese American internment camps were there during World War II?_____ (number).
		Describe the fears and hopes faced by the Chinese community during the 1950's.
		In your own words, comment on the significance (define the concept, discuss what it is using an example, and describe why it is important) of the "community of memory," and its critical role in developing "roots" and "breaking the silence" in Asian American Studies.
	lore.deanza.fhda.edu /fujioka/sample.html (1243 words)

	UCSD Biology
		For example if you were asked for a list of Chinese/Chinese Americans you would need to look for ethnic_codes which were = 2.
		Look at the results carefully and verify that they are within reason.
		For example a query listing current Biological Sciences APandS employees with 546 names on the list is obviously in error.
	www-biology.ucsd.edu /computerservices/docs/queries.html (371 words)

	asian-american notable people
		__ "Elaine L. Chao is the nation's 24th Secretary of Labor, representing a new generation of American leadership.
		Since her confirmation by the United States Senate on January 29, 2001, she has been dedicated to carrying out the Department of Labor's mission of inspiring and protecting the hardworking people of America." - illustrated - From US Department of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/_sec/aboutosec/chao.htm
		__ "The following is a list of famous Japanese Americans who have made significant contributions to the American culture or society artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times" - From answers.com - http://www.answers.com/topics/list-of-japanese-americans
	www.archaeolink.com /asianamerican_notable_people.htm (768 words)

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