Chinese Immigrants

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

“Take It or Leave It”

January 5, 2013 1

When Chinese parents come to the US, they often sacrifice themselves for their children. Often, they can’t take the time to sit and study English because they are working several jobs to provide better lives for their kids. You would think that, as a society, everyone would respect that kind of hard work. It’s part of American values, isn’t it? […]

2012 East Oakland Project Blogs

Moon Cakes, Mid-Autumn, and Losing My Chinese-ness

November 8, 2012 Jian Di Liang 0

I have begun to understand why a lot of American-born Chinese people do not feel connected to their Chinese ethnicity. If their families are like mine – working a lot, with no time to practice their Chinese traditions at home – then the culture might not get passed on to the next generations. Besides, traditional festivals mean nothing to us if our parents are not able to celebrate them with us. […]