Chinese Americans

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Chinese Americans are an ethnic group in the United States composed of people of Chinese ancestry, known for their significant cultural, economic, and historical contributions to American society.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chinese Americans canonical 23
Chinese American 7
Cantonese Americans 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Asian American group
ethnic group
advocacyOrganizations Chinese American civil rights groups
ancestralOriginRegion Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Macau
Mainland China
linked to: China

Southeast Asia
Taiwan
linked to: Formosa
citizenshipStatusIncludes U.S.-born citizens
lawful permanent residents
naturalized citizens
other immigrants of Chinese origin
continentOfAncestralOrigin Asia
countryOfResidence United States
culturalContribution Chinese American cinema
Chinese American literature
Chinese American music
Chinese American visual arts
Chinese New Year celebrations in U.S. cities
Chinese cuisine in the United States
Chinese language schools
martial arts schools and practices
culturalOrganizationType Chinese American community centers
family associations and clan associations
demographicCharacteristic high rates of urban residence
one of the largest Asian American subgroups
relatively high educational attainment on average
significant proportion foreign-born
diasporaOf Chinese people
economicContribution higher education and research
import-export and trade with China
medical and health professions
small business ownership
technology and engineering sectors
educationPattern high enrollment in STEM fields
significant presence in elite U.S. universities
ethnicOrigin Chinese
historicalEventAssociated Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Magnuson Act of 1943
Page Act of 1875
building of the First Transcontinental Railroad
development of Chinatowns in U.S. cities
immigrationWave 19th-century labor migration to the American West
post-1965 skilled and family-based immigration
languageUsed Cantonese
English
Mandarin Chinese
linked to: Northern Mandarin

other Chinese languages
majorChinatownIn Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
notableNeighborhoodType Chinatown
politicalParticipation representation in local, state, and federal offices
primaryReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Taoism
folk religion
nonreligious
significantPopulationIn California
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
socialIssue experience of racial discrimination
immigration policy impacts
language access barriers
model minority stereotype

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinatown (San Francisco) ethnicEnclaveOf Chinese Americans
subject linked to: Chinatown
Hawaii hasEthnicGroup Chinese Americans
Asian American hasPart Chinese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
Chinatown (Honolulu) hasEthnicCommunity Chinese Americans
subject linked to: Chinatown
Asian American movement hasParticipant Chinese Americans
Asian American literature ethnicFocus Chinese Americans
Chinatown, Manhattan hasMajorEthnicGroup Chinese Americans
Chinatown, Manhattan hasMajorEthnicGroup Cantonese Americans
linked to: Chinese Americans
Chinatown (Washington, D.C.) hasCulturalHeritage Chinese American
subject linked to: Chinatown
linked to: Chinese Americans
Chinatown (Washington, D.C.) hasEthnicGroup Chinese Americans
subject linked to: Chinatown
Flower Drum Song subject Chinese Americans
Chinese American cinema ethnicFocus Chinese Americans
Chinatown, San Francisco ethnicGroup Chinese Americans
subject linked to: Chinatown
Overseas Chinese communities hasSubgroup Chinese Americans
Tess Gerritsen ethnicOrigin Chinese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
San Francisco Chinatown ethnicCommunityOf Chinese Americans
Charles Mingus ethnicGroup Chinese Americans
Lisa Ling ethnicGroup Chinese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
Connie Chung ethnicGroup Chinese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
Louis Ozawa Changchien ethnicGroup Taiwanese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
Chinese Canadians relatedGroup Chinese Americans
Chinatown (Boston) historicalCommunity Chinese American
subject linked to: Chinatown
linked to: Chinese Americans
MESA includesEthnicGroup Chinese American
linked to: Chinese Americans
Eat a Bowl of Tea depictsEthnicGroup Chinese Americans