Is it just about Chinese students—or Americans too?
It’s not just about Chinese students or Americans—I wish people all over the world can have this cultural awareness and pay extra attention to the newly arrived people. Annabelle Liu is a student at the Columbia School of Social Work.
Do the numbers add up for Asian Americans at UC Berkeley?
As a blogger at 8asians.com noted, “some of the numbers don’t add up. Asian American enrollment at U.C. Berkeley from 2009 to 2010 dropped from 22 percent (a 314 student decline), Chinese student enrollment increased during the same time from 55 to 96.
Where have all the Asian Americans gone in Saigon?
Until recently, the county’s most visible Asian cluster was Little Saigon, a once-sleepy central district transformed by Vietnam War refugees into a bustling shopping and dining destination. Since then, Asian American populations have spread north and south.
Do Chinese students get to know their classmates better when they leave?
A Chinese girl tells me that most students in her program, both international and domestic, leave school once their classes are finished, so there is no chance to get to know her classmates better. I write this essay in hopes that my Chinese fellows who are struggling with the same issue can relate and find solace in my story.
What is life like for the elderly in China?
China has the fastest-ageing population in human history but the state provides very little support for elderly people. Ageing parents have traditionally been looked after by their children – but in today’s China that is not always the case.
What generation is the traditionalist in China?
Generations in China. Individuals born from about 1928 to 1945 (Traditionalists) In the 1940’s and 1950’s, while teens in India were living through the advent of the independent Indian state and those in the U.S. were experiencing the birth of the consumer economy, teens in China were also living through a major transition.
Is China’s population ageing too fast?
China has the fastest ageing population in human history, according to the World Bank. By 2050, more than 40\% of the population will be over the age of 60. Traditionally, every generation of a Chinese family lived under the same roof. But that system is facing serious challenges in modern, mobile China.