1st Generation Chinese in America...?
549465
sounds as if you are venting rather than asking a question???
903498
I have recently run into the problem of getting a cousin into the States permanently from another country.\nI've asked around at work to other who have immigrated and heard some of the most ridiculous stories you could possibly imagine.\nOne girl had a similar problem as yours.\nHer legally married husband was already an American citizen and gainfully employed in a decent paying medical profession.\nBut it was still not enough to get her here.\nShe and her family were privately informed to get all of her PARENTS property, i.e., their automobiles and bank accounts transferred into HER name alone.\nWhen the records were checked...not delved into, just checked...she was admitted immediately.\n\nThey only wanted to prove she was not destitute and become a welfare recipient.\n\nShe assured me that after the proof of income in the bank accounts and two cars, it was never mentioned again.  And the money was NOT substantial.  Her mother was a secretary and her father a machinist.\n\nAfterwards they just transferred everything right back into her parents name as before.\nIt took three months.\nShe, of course, immediately became a naturalized Citizen upon her arrival to the States to forego any future problems.\nShe's been here for 6 years with no problems whatsoever.\nShe even found employment immediately... at a 7-11 down there street from me ran by a Filipino woman...neither really spoke English.  LOL\n\nBest of luck to you friend!
124862
Uh, a girl whose parents aren't strict traditionalists. So usually girls whose parents are second generation Americans rather than people who emigrated to America.\n\nA lot of my asian friends whose parents came from another country in asia want their daughters to date/marry within their cultural heritage.\n\nSome parents will still be open even if they just came to the US, anyway, but out of the people I know that's the minority.\n\nIronically, the parents seem to be slightly less concerned if their sons date non-asians...
1074442
I'm that man.  I have a Chinese mom and Black dad, but I favor my black genes.  My brother looks more 'in between' and i have a Chinese/Black cousin who looks mostly Asian.  It's kinda of a toss up how they'll come out, but it will be a beautiful child. \nBlasian, Afro Asian, Blackanese, I toss these all around.  Chegro is new to me but I'ma use it now!  It's funny how Tiger Woods is the 'face' of  Black/Asian people because we certainly don't all look like him!
1026011
yes i agree that chinese will be the number 1 language in the 21st cent. why hate chinese?\nits a fact that everyone has to deal with. if you are in business it is a plus to learn the language.
26053
if they live in NYC they'er New Yorkers,,, Chinese live in China
112451
The first Asian immigrants in California are Chinese.\nThese people were actually brought by the Americans to engage in cheap labor.
96
The best way is to be born in china :D
948268
chinese american from northern california  I believe
98322
The Chinese kick a can down the street and whatever sound it makes is the new baby's name...Ting, Ching, Ling and so on and so forth....\n\nBut honestly, it is the father or father's side (in my case, my paternal grandmother) who names the children. The first character is the surname, taken from the father. The second and third characters are the given names. The second character, I was told, is the "generation" name and in my family it is the same for all my sisters...but I find that this is not always true. The last character is the individual's name.\n\nAs four of my siblings were born in the United States, they have both a chinese name and a "legal" name. For their legal "western" names, their first names were chosen by our parents and their middle names are actually the enunciated form of their chinese names and of course, the surname is our father's surname.\n\nIn the Chamorro (indigenouse people of Guam) culture, it is common for the child's middle name to be the mother's maiden name. A woman then changes her middle name to become her maiden surname when she marries...or just adds it on. So a female child borm to Mary Taitano and John Cruz would be Lisa Taitano Cruz. When she marries, she would be Lisa Cruz Castro or Lisa Taitano  Cruz Castro. Hope that was easy enough to follow.
1148539
I visited both countries in 1976 and found the Chinese to be very friendly & curious about Americans. The Japanese were extremely polite & reserved. They had more personal freedom & control of their destiny than the Chinese at that time. Both countries are extremely crowded, so their privacy is internal (their thoughts are private), but they accept other people to be very close physically to them. I found Asian people to be very loveable & likeable. I cannot choose one over the other, as they are both terrific.
795108
Personally I'm married but if I weren't it wouldn't matter to me where a guy was born or who he descended from.  My ancestors are mostly from England but I have French, Swedish, and Scottish with a little Native American mixed in there.  Native Americans originally came from Asia.  The way I look at it is people are all distantly related.  I don't know anybody who has anything against the Japanese specifically but anyone may be discriminated against because of their race or heritage from time to time.
858208
I think I would show the statistics for "people studying Chinese in the US is drastically on the rise" and information on the WTO.  I would spell out US (United States), WTO (World Trade Organization), and HK (Hong Kong).  Why do you think the trend toward learning Chinese, French, or German is on the rise among young Chinese Americans?  There are a few points you could elaborate upon with statistics or background information.
462760
This would be difficult as the Chinese are not very open to foreigners.  I knew a Congolese doctor work at Zhongshan Hospital in Guangzhou, who was the most intelligent guy I ever met, but he could not renew his contact because the Chinese he was looking after did not want to consult a black doctor.\nCount on at least tens years study of Chinese characters so that you are able to write a basic prescription.\nTry asking on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teflchinalife-UNMODERATED/ for some other expert expat opinions.
319802
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_the_United_States
388875
Well to be fair, I'm Asian and I tried fitting in the predominately "white" community of my hometown....but I just wasn't taken seriously as a friend. It's hard to fit in w/ people outside your race b/c there are all these barriers and such.  I mean it's easy for you to say we seclude ourselves, but we don't have a role amongst a group of "whites" except as a token, a mascot if you will. But I think after a few more generations, Asians will be considered Americans instead foreigners.
438460
Thank you once again for making Americans look like stupid racist morons... Only an American can go to "French." Its FRANCE dumbass! \n\nHowever, I know what you mean, youre just not doing a good job of conveying your message. Youre not eloquent... I was raised all over SE Asia. One of the things that does bother me about living here is that it seems like America DOES pander to immigrants more so than any other country. I live in the SF BAy Area. It bothers me that when I go to an ATM, it is in Chinese, Spanish, and THEN english. When I went to Mexico, I could not use an ATM - they were all in Spanish, and I was screwed. When I lived in Asia, they didnt administer driving tests in English - it was "know the language or youre screwed." Why we pander to foreigners, Ill never understand. But maybe thats why they love coming to America.