Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans are an ethnic minority in the
US. They used to be discriminated.
1. The history of Chinese immigrants
1) The first group of Chinese arrived during the
California (1) ______ in 1849. Their success invited (1)______
envy. They had to earn a living by doing the (2)______ (2)______
for the white miners, setting up restaurants, working as
farmhands or as (3) (3)______
2) The second group of Chinese arrived in the
early (4)______as laborers to construct the (4)______
(5)______ (5)______
3) After World War Two, more Chinese
were permitted to settle in America.
4) Today’s Chinese Americans are mostly the (6) (6) ______
______ of the first two groups of immigrants.
2. Some of their noteworthy characteristics as part
of their traditional culture
1) (7)______family ties (7) ______
2) respect for the elders
3) a feeling of (8)______to the family (8) ______
4) high regard for (9) ______ (9) ______
5) willingness to work hard
These characteristics contribute to their success in
various professions. As Americans’ attitudes toward
minorities and ethnic differences have changed in
recent years, Chinese Americans have gained (10) (10) ______
______ in the American society.