Chinese Americans
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Chinese Americans are an ethnic group in the United States composed of people of Chinese ancestry, known for their significant cultural, economic, and historical contributions to American society.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Americans canonical | 23 |
| Chinese American | 7 |
| Cantonese Americans | 1 |
| Taiwanese American | 1 |
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asian American group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| advocacyOrganizations | Chinese American civil rights groups ⓘ |
| ancestralOriginRegion |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Macau ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
Mainland China
Southeast Asia ⓘ Formosa ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| citizenshipStatusIncludes |
U.S.-born citizens
ⓘ
lawful permanent residents ⓘ naturalized citizens ⓘ other immigrants of Chinese origin ⓘ |
| continentOfAncestralOrigin | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContribution |
Chinese American cinema
ⓘ
Chinese American literature ⓘ Chinese American music ⓘ Chinese American visual arts ⓘ Chinese New Year celebrations in U.S. cities ⓘ Chinese cuisine in the United States ⓘ Chinese language schools ⓘ martial arts schools and practices ⓘ |
| culturalOrganizationType |
Chinese American community centers
ⓘ
family associations and clan associations ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic |
high rates of urban residence
ⓘ
one of the largest Asian American subgroups ⓘ relatively high educational attainment on average ⓘ significant proportion foreign-born ⓘ |
| diasporaOf | Chinese people ⓘ |
| economicContribution |
higher education and research
ⓘ
import-export and trade with China ⓘ medical and health professions ⓘ small business ownership ⓘ technology and engineering sectors ⓘ |
| educationPattern |
high enrollment in STEM fields
ⓘ
significant presence in elite U.S. universities ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalEventAssociated |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
ⓘ
Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
surface form:
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Magnuson Act of 1943 ⓘ Page Act of 1875 ⓘ building of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ development of Chinatowns in U.S. cities ⓘ |
| immigrationWave |
19th-century labor migration to the American West
ⓘ
post-1965 skilled and family-based immigration ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Northern Mandarin ⓘ
surface form:
Mandarin Chinese
other Chinese languages ⓘ |
| majorChinatownIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Houston ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle
|
| notableNeighborhoodType | Chinatown ⓘ |
| politicalParticipation | representation in local, state, and federal offices ⓘ |
| primaryReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Taoism ⓘ folk religion ⓘ nonreligious ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Hawaii ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| socialIssue |
experience of racial discrimination
ⓘ
immigration policy impacts ⓘ language access barriers ⓘ model minority stereotype ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chinatown (San Francisco)
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
subject surface form:
Chinatown (Honolulu)
this entity surface form:
Cantonese Americans
subject surface form:
Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
subject surface form:
Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)
subject surface form:
Chinatown, San Francisco
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
this entity surface form:
Taiwanese American
subject surface form:
Chinatown (Boston)
this entity surface form:
Chinese American
this entity surface form:
Chinese American