A short discussion on Chinese-American culture.

1. Chinatown

2. Chinese Americans
The Chinese American community is the
fourth largest overseas Chinese community
in the world, behind the Chinese
communities in Thailand, Malaysia, and
Indonesia. The Chinese American community
is the largest ethnic group of Asian
Americans, comprising 25.9% of the Asian
American population as of 2010. They
constitute 1.2% of the United States,
including those with partial Chinese ancestry.
According to the 2010 census, the Chinese
American population numbered
approximately 3.8 million.

3. Opening Discussion
• What do you know about the Chinese
communities in other countries?
• Do you know anyone who has lived in another
country?
• Why do you think people would want to move
their family to another country?

4. Chop Suey

5. Moo Shu Pork

6. Egg Foo Young

7. Orange Chicken

8. Fortune Cookie

9. P.F. Chang’s

12. •What do you think of these American-Chinese
dishes? Do they look delicious? Which of them
would you like to try?
•Does it surprise you that Chinese people invented
these dishes? How similar are they to Chinese food
in this country?
•Do you think a restaurant like Panda Express
would be successful in this city? Why or why not?

13. California Gold Rush – 1850s

14. Transcontinental Railroad – 1860s

15. The Yellow Terror

16. Chinese Exclusion Act 1882-1943

17. San Francisco - 1898

18. Moon Festival – Los Angeles, 1954

19. Modern Day

20. What do you think?
• Why do Chinese people build a close Chinese
community, even when they are living in
another country?
• Why do you think people wanted to keep the
Chinese out of the United States?
• Why do you think that Chinese Americans
have a reputation for being good students?
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