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Chinese Immigrants In Chinese Immigrants In New York cityNew York city

By: Alex Greetham, Natasha Lopez, Aimee By: Alex Greetham, Natasha Lopez, Aimee Martinez, Gabriel Yanez, Jerrica WilliamsMartinez, Gabriel Yanez, Jerrica Williams

Foreign-Born PopulationForeign-Born Population

• Total Number of Chinese Foreign born : 277,116Total Number of Chinese Foreign born : 277,116• 75% of total Chinese Population75% of total Chinese Population

U.S Census Bureau. (2000) American FactFinder Fact Sheet for a Race, Ethnic Group, or Ancestry Group: NYC Chinese Alone Retrieved February 27, 2010

Top Three NYC Top Three NYC NeighborhoodsNeighborhoods

• Queens: Queens: 143,126 143,126 38% 38% • (Flushing)(Flushing)

• Brooklyn:Brooklyn: 125,050125,050 33%33%

• (Sunset Park)(Sunset Park)

• Manhattan:Manhattan: 90,158 90,158 24%24%

• (Chinatown) (Chinatown)

Top Three NYC Top Three NYC NeighborhoodsNeighborhoods

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How did they Get here? How did they Get here?

• The predominant means of entry for The predominant means of entry for Chinese:Chinese:

• Family – sponsored immigrationFamily – sponsored immigration• Undocumented “illegal” immigrantsUndocumented “illegal” immigrants• AsyleesAsylees

Family-SponsoredFamily-Sponsored

• On April 18, 1906 the San Francisco On April 18, 1906 the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed the Hall earthquake and fire destroyed the Hall of Records.of Records.

• Because records were destroyed, Because records were destroyed, Chinese could claim more children than Chinese could claim more children than they actually had.they actually had.

• ““Paper sons” Paper sons”

Keefe, Patrick Radden. “Snakeheads and Smuggling: The Dynamics of Illegal Chinese Immigration”. MIT Press Journals. Vol. 26. No. 1. Spring 2009

““Illegal” Illegal”

• Fujian Province, with the help of what Fujian Province, with the help of what are known as “snakeheads”. are known as “snakeheads”.

• Snakeheads are underground Snakeheads are underground smugglers who arrange for the entry of smugglers who arrange for the entry of immigrants through merchant ships.immigrants through merchant ships.

• This passage cost the immigrants This passage cost the immigrants $40,000+ $40,000+

“From China to Chinatown: Snake Heads and Human Smuggling”. The Century Foundation. ForaTV. 2009

Asylum Seekers Asylum Seekers

• After Tiananmen Massacre, US adopted a After Tiananmen Massacre, US adopted a fairly generous policy towards Chinese fairly generous policy towards Chinese asylum seekers for those stating they were: asylum seekers for those stating they were: • Democracy protestors Democracy protestors • Opposed to Communism in BeijingOpposed to Communism in Beijing• Fleeing the One Child Policy Fleeing the One Child Policy

“From China to Chinatown: Snake Heads and Human Smuggling”. The Century Foundation. ForaTV. 2009

Educational attainmentEducational attainment

U.S Census Bureau. (2000). http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFIteratedFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US3651000&_geoContext=01000US&_street=&_county=new+york+city&_cityTown=new+york+city&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_2&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=035&qr_name=DEC_2000_SAFF_R1010&reg=DEC_2000_SAFF_R1010%3A035&_keyword=&_industry=

Contribution to the Contribution to the Labor ForceLabor Force

• 48.8% of the Chinese Immigrant 48.8% of the Chinese Immigrant Population is a part of the Labor force. Population is a part of the Labor force.


EmploymentEmployment

Asian American Federation of New York.

IncomeIncome


$37,163

$38,293$37,857

$41,887

HouseholdHousehold

• 6 out of 10 married 6 out of 10 married

• Average of 3.19 people in a household Average of 3.19 people in a household

• 85.8 % speak a language other than English 85.8 % speak a language other than English at homeat home

• 42 percent homeownership42 percent homeownership


Age CompositionAge Composition


Gender DistributionGender Distribution


What does this tell us?What does this tell us?

• The Chinese are the most represented The Chinese are the most represented Asian population in New York CityAsian population in New York City

• They have very distinct neighborhoodsThey have very distinct neighborhoods

• The biggest struggle of the integration The biggest struggle of the integration process for Chinese immigrants is the process for Chinese immigrants is the understanding and proficiency of the understanding and proficiency of the English languageEnglish language

• Half of the immigrants contribute to the Half of the immigrants contribute to the labor force, therefore they are taking the labor force, therefore they are taking the necessary steps for economic integrationnecessary steps for economic integration

What Don’t we know?What Don’t we know?

• The personal experience of Chinese The personal experience of Chinese immigrantsimmigrants

• The opportunities given to the Chinese The opportunities given to the Chinese that helps them integratethat helps them integrate

• The relationship between the Chinese The relationship between the Chinese Americans and the rest of those New Americans and the rest of those New Yorkers Yorkers

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