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A. the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance. B. their family ties continue to be remarkably strong. C. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. D. saving money and passing down their fortune to their young is always the custom. E. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency (青少年犯罪) among them. F. Later those came to be known as "Chinatowns". G. Nowadays, kids are living separately, far away from their parents. |
Most of today's Chinese Americans are the descendants (后代) of some of the early miners and railroad workers. From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes.
Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations. For example, Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age, the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family, are passed from the older generation to the young.
The high regard for education, which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs.
Chinese Americans make up only a tiny part of American population; there are fewer than a million, living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic differences have changed in recent years,
