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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,830,760[1] 0.55% of the U.S. population (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| New York City Area,San Francisco Bay Area,Los Angeles Area | |
| Languages | |
| PredominantlyEnglish,varieties of Chinese | |
| Religion | |
| Unaffiliated,Buddhism,Protestantism,Catholicism,[2] andTaoism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asian Americans, Overseas Chinese,Chinese Canadians |
American-born Chinese (abbreviated asABC) is a term widely used to refer toChinese people who were born in theUnited States and receivedU.S. citizenship due tobirthright citizenship in the United States.
In comparison to the termChinese American,American-born Chinese may not always denote U.S. citizenship, (mainland) Chinese nationals that were born in the United States often renounce their U.S. citizenship due to China prohibiting its citizens from holding multiple citizenships. According to some, the term hasperpetual foreigner connotations. It has been noted that the term differs from existing patterns of immigrant designation in American English. For example,Peter Thiel is considered a "German-born American". In this case, the first demographic word refers to the person's citizenship at birth, and the second refers to his citizenship at present. However, in the case of "American-born Chinese," the first demographic word refers to the subject's citizenship at birth (or at present) and the second word to ethnicity.[3]
It has also been observed that, in practice, the term American-born Chinese includes hundreds of thousands of Americans of Chinese descent who were (technically speaking) not born in America, but rather brought over by their parents at a young age. This indicates that the term may be amisnomer.
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In differing degrees, many ABCs draw together Chinese family culture with American societal culture, developing a transnational life and identity.[4] However, this begins to shift in subsequent generations as families structures change throughinterracial marriage. In 2000, approximately 45% of American-born Chinese marry non-Chinese Americans; this is contrasted withChinese Americans more generally, whereby 81.5% of men and 77.9% of women married other Chinese Americans.[5]
The term was used in the 2006graphic novel byGene Luen Yang, entitledAmerican Born Chinese.[6][7] The book was adapted into theseries of the same name forDisney+.[8]
The term was used in the bookCrazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan, which has been adapted into amovie of the same name.[9]
Unaffiliated 52%, Protestant 22%, Buddhist 15%, Catholic 8%
