The Chinese-Americans ( 中國人在美國 ) History, Cultural Trends, and Approaches By Phil Rehberger EDU 9510 Friday, July 24, 2015.

The Chinese-Americans ( ) History, Cultural Trends, and Approaches By Phil Rehberger EDU 9510 Friday, July 24, 2015

Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American

Religious Demographics https://http://iwr.cass.cn/zjwh/201403/W020140303370398758556.pdf http://projects.pewforum.org/files/2012/07/AsianAmericans_Affiliation-41.png

Demographics https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.ImIZQhuFKERYqfTmDyDF8w&pid=15.1&H=274&W=160&P=0 Historical population of Chinese Americans YearPop.% 18504,018 186034,933+769.4% 187063,199+80.9% 1880105,465+66.9% 1890107,488+1.9% 190089,86316.4% 191071,53120.4% 192061,63913.8% 193074,954+21.6% 194077,504+3.4% 1950117,629+51.8% 1960237,292+101.7% 1970435,062+83.3% 1980806,040+85.3% 19901,645,472+104.1% 20002,432,585+47.8% 20103,347,229+37.6% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American

Early History https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCIeniI_o9MYCFceMDQodm FkDEg&url=%2Furl%3Fsa%3Di%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dimages%26cd%3D%26cad%3Drja%26uact%3D8%26ved%3D% 26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fherndonapush.wikispaces.com%252FChinese%252BMigration%252B%252526%252BAnti- Chinese%252BImmigration%252BMovement%26ei%3DVbuyVfvcMMjBggS71q2wCw%26bvm%3Dbv.98717601%2Cd.eXY%26psig%3DAFQjCNH UsRXyrWrJhUqD9QGSON0xFZKtyw%26ust%3D1437863126259940&ei=ybuyVceeCceZNpizjZAB&bvm=bv.98717601,d.eXY&psig=AFQjCNHUsRX yrWrJhUqD9QGSON0xFZKtyw&ust=1437863126259940 http://norawuchineseimmigration.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/1/28211751/13 99079719.jpg

Chinese Exclusion Act http://i2.wp.com/www.asamnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chinese-Exclusion-Act2.jpg http://norawuchineseimmigration.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/1/28211751/13 99079719.jpg

Opium and War www.china-mike.com http://alphahistory.com/chineserevolution/boxer-rebellion/ https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/faqf9LFWHzReV_U6ioVfSw--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9NTk5O3E9OTU7dz03NzM- /http://cmapspublic3.ihmc.us/rid=1GXH4282Z-159KNKV-1C3K/British%20opium%20sales%20to%20China.jpg

World War 2 http://future-economics.net/tag/chinese-politics/ http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/images/ww2-5.gif VIDEO: The Rape of Nanking

The Rise of the Communist Party http://stimulatedboredom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/cultural-revolution-poster.jpg https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/CHINA.CHAP1.HTM http://blog.dominiontea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/china-and-taiwan.gif

Modern China http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/tiananmen_square_2014/bp1.jpg http://tommytoy.typepad.com/.a/6a0133f3a4072c970b014e861ccea2970d- 800wi

Third-Wave Immigration www.china-mike.com http://time.com/3949424/chinese-immigrants-u-s/ http://china2012.bizjournalism.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Chinese-Ministry-of-Ed-Xinhua-News-Agency.jpeg

Chinese cultural views of education: One-child policy = all the hopes of the family rest on the child. Respect for elders = focus on what the teacher says and does. Educational model = European model, with high-implication tests early on in the students career. Great Firewall = Tilted view of other countries and people. Education = Access to economic strength. Rote Training = Focus on clarity of teaching, not creativity.

Translated to Lane, the dominant Chinese culture is likely to be High context, doing in nature. Highly formal and hierarchical, with a high uncertainty avoidance and a large power distance. Collective in political and social thought, but possibly independent in economic thinking. The worldview may vary, but mostly modern. Face is an important aspect of the Chinese culture.

Chinese-American students may also Have some level of assimilation with American culture. Hold strong views on the Chinese government and its policies, but avoid sharing those views. Want to avoid conflict and losing face. Have pride in their Chinese heritage and culture. Be academically oriented, but be poor at stress management. Have parents who are very focused on their childrens success, but who may be sporadic or absent parents.

Books to teach Chinese-American culture: Fritz, J., & Tomes, M. (1999). Homesick, my own story. New York: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. Homesick is the rare book that works equally well at a lower-reading level and a higher-reading level. Although a work of fiction, the book is based on the author, Jean Fritzs, real-life experience growing up as an American in China. She lives in China at a time when foreigners are hated and reviled as white devils, and the razor-sharp descriptions of her difficulties create an acute awareness of how xenophobia creates harm. As the book progresses, she moves to America, but experiences difficulty in leaving her adopted culture behind, a common phenomenon among first-generation Asian-Americans. Students of all ages will admire and root for Jean, and gain valuable insight into trials that moving to a foreign country may bring. This book was the Newbery Honor Book in 1982.

Books to teach Chinese-American culture: Lord, B., & Simont, M. (1984). In the year of the boar and Jackie Robinson. New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row. A ten-year old girl discovers that she has to move from China to America to be with her family. In doing so, she discovers all of the emotions and changes that go on when a person leaves their premodern clan in China (this takes place in 1947) and travels to the US, to try and fit in with modern US kids. This book also is a historical novel, leveraging the rise to baseball fame of the African-American Jackie Robinson. The writing is humorous and generally optimistic, but also teaches children about the thinking and fears of a person who makes a cultural shift. Although it is a bit young for the students, it could be a very pointed discussion starter about the responsibilities of a dominant culture towards newcomers.

Books to teach Chinese-American culture: Yep, L. (1995). Dragon's gate. New York: HarperTrophy. Rounding out the trilogy of adventure/historical/cultural novels is this adventurous gem by Laurence Yep. Based in 1865-9, this tells the story of a noble Chinese boy, Otter, who longs to go to America to become rich, so he can return and free China from all its troubles. When he gets involved in an accident, he is forced to flee China to be with his father and uncle in America, where they are building the transcontinental railroad. Otter quickly becomes disillusioned by the poor treatment and lack of honor accorded to his relatives, and the hatred accorded to immigrants. Rich with historical detail, the plot also carries along to a surprise ending. This was a Newbery Honor book in 1994.

Select Bibliography Chang, I. (2004). The Chinese in America: A narrative history. New York: Penguin. Deng, B. (2014, July 5). Untitled [E-mail interview]. French, H. (n.d.). China's second continent: How a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa. Lane, P. (2002). A beginner's guide to crossing cultures: Making friends in a multicultural world. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. McGregor, R. (2012). The Party: The secret world of China's communist rulers. New York: Harper Perennial.

The Chinese-Americans ( 中國人在美國 ) History, Cultural Trends, and Approaches By Phil Rehberger EDU 9510 Friday, July 24, 2015.

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