American-born Chinese

American-born Chinese
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
Predominantly English, varieties of Chinese
Religion
Unaffiliated, Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism,[2] and Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Americans,
Overseas Chinese, Chinese Canadians

American-born Chinese (simplified Chinese: 美国出生华裔; traditional Chinese: 美國出生華裔; pinyin: Měiguó chūshēng Huáyì) (sometimes abbreviated as ABC) is a term widely used to refer to Chinese people who were born in the United States and received U.S. citizenship due to birthright citizenship in the United States.

  1. ^ "Chinese in the U.S. Fact Sheet". Pew Research Centre. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths". The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pew Research Center. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013. Unaffiliated 52%, Protestant 22%, Buddhist 15%, Catholic 8%

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne