Chinese are the single largest Asian community living in America. According to United States Census Bureau, there were about 17.3 million Asians in US in the year 2012. The Chinese accounted for about 22% of the Asian community. This figure translates to about 3.9 Chinese Americans. It is also estimated that close to 70% of Chinese America are immigrants who were born in China or other foreign countries. The American Community Survey of 2010-2012 findings revealed that 84% of Chinese Americans could not speak English very well. Meaning, a big proportion, more than half of the community members do not interact with other Americans and US institutions well. They have difficulties learning in American colleges, which teach in English. Besides, without English, they cannot work in some companies in America where English is the main language of interaction. As a result, they are compelled to look for jobs in industries that only focus on skills such as sewing companies. According to Tram, 55% of Asian immigrants find their way to America through family system visa. They get visa on the basis of uniting with their families in United States. However, the US government limits the number of visa issued on family grounds every year. This policy is affecting Chinese American in a negative way. Those who wish to unite with their spouses, children and siblings have to wait for a long time before visas are processed. Consequently, they remain a disfranchised lot with great emotional problems. There still exist stereotypes directed to people of Asians origin in United States. These stereotypes strain the relationship between Chinese Americans and other Native Americans. Chinese Americans are viewed as loyal to their countries even if they were born in America. Consequently, some Americans perceive them as considered perpetual foreigners who have no strong ties to US (Japanese American Citizen League). The doubt placed on their loyalties affect Chinese American search for jobs. Some companies are not reluctant to employ members of this community because of thinking that they have little contribution to make in US. Asian living in America has struggled to get equal opportunities for education in America for many years (Le). Today many Chinese and other Asians have degrees more than any other community in US. However, they face challenges in school largely brought about by the notion of “minority model.” This model refers to thinking that members of Asian communities are successful. Those who do not meet the expectations are subjected to a lot of pressure. They are frustrated in their quest to achieve unrealistic goals the society has defined for them. Consequently, Chinese American students who cannot get good grades find it hard to cope in schools. Le observes that the situation is responsible for high school drop rates among Asia Americans, Chinese included. According to Sudip, there are about 11 million people who are undocumented in US out of which 1.3million are of Asian origin. Meaning, good proportion of Chinese cannot get essential services offered by US government to permanent residents and citizens. Besides, they are susceptible to detentions and deportations. The number of single Asian Americans without insurance is on the rise. According to Community Survey results released by the US Bureau of Census18% of single Asian American had no insurance in 2010. This is an indication of the difficulties the single families are facing in United States in America. This category of family also tends to have high poverty level than all normal families which is about 9.5%. Meaning, there are persistent factors that exclude them from economic opportunities.
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