Chinese heritage

residence

-oldest culture

-country name: Zhong Guo-’middle kingdom’ or ‘center of earth’

-behavior related to Confucianism

reason for migration

-economic needs, education

-have few rights, barred from becoming us citizen

-immigration small until 1952

education/ occupation

-Confucian principles

-education very important, enhances family rep

-kids get 12th grade ed

-take state exam to be eligible for : high school, begin life as employee

higher ed

-compete to go to college

-college enrollment is limited and very valued

-go to western countries for advanced ed

communication

• language - mandarin

• children are 10-12 b4 can read

• passive less sharing , Americans are loud to them

• don’t like emotion, touch, or eye contact

head of household

• patriarchal- papa

• families smaller over years

• DIL submissive to MIL

practices for children

• 1979- 1 child policy

• 2015-2 child policy

• boys valued more b/c continue lineage and labor

family goals & priorities

• Confucian teaches: true value is in relationships a person has with others

• Chinese children expected to care for their parents (law in China)

alternative lifestyle

• no acceptance of LGBTQ

• homosexuality is illegal

• divorce is legal but discouraged

health risks

• poor sanitation

• infectious disease

• air pollution

• violence

top 4 causes of death

cerebrovascular disease

cancer

respiratory disease

heart disease

high risk behaviors

• smoking in men and teens

• alcohol consumption

food

celebrate w food, treat disease w food

• peanuts/ soybeans

• grains: wheat, sorghum, maize

• refried rice( eggs, veggies, meat)

• beans and noodles instead of rice

dinner format

• slurping , burping noises are fine

• relaxes elbows on table at dinner

pregnancy views

• abortion common

• use birth control

• gender imbalance common