General Information
Included in this section are statistics from the US Census Bureau describing this population.

• Population ~ 10 million Asians contribute to the U.S. population; 23.8% are Chinese.
• Marital Status ~ Married: 62.2% | Never Married: 28.7% | Divorced: 3.8%
• Citizenship Status ~ Native: 29.1% | Foreign born, naturalized citizen: 37.5% | Foreign born, not a citizen: 33.3% |
• Language Spoken at Home ~ English only: 14.6%Non-English at home, but speaks English very well: 35.8%Non-English at home, English spoken less than well: 49.6%
• Education For individuals 25 years of age and older ~ Less than high school: 23.0% | High school graduate: 13.2% | Some college/associate’s degree: 15.8% | Bachelor’s degree or more: 48.1%
• Occupation ~ Management/Professional: 52.3% | Service: 13.9% | Sales/office: 20.8% | Farming/fishing/forestry: 0.1% | Construction/maintenance: 2.6% | Production/transportation/material moving: 10.4%
• Median Family Income ~ $60,058

*The above information was obtained from the 2000 U.S. Census from the U.S. Census
Bureau (http://www.census.gov/). Updated information will be available upon the completion of the 2010 Census.

Internet Website Resources
Use this condensed list of information to locate reliable resources on the internet to further your knowledge about the culture of the client you are working with.

• http://www.stanford.edu/group/ethnoger/chinese.html
  • Religion and Language
  • Patterns of Health Risks
  • Role of Western Society on Health Status
• http://www.ijtr.org/Vol2No1/MUSE_IJTR_Vol2_Issue1.pdf
  • Acculturation and healthcare
  • Culturally competent healthcare
  • Folk categories of use
• http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/AAI9525666/
  • Health, Medicine, & Beliefs: Chinese American elderly in a developing multicultural urban society
• http://depts.washington.edu/pfes/pdf/ChineseCultureClue4_07.pdf
  • Communicating with your Chinese patient
• http://personal.uncc.edu/macurran/2002/webproject/asi.htm
  • Traditional Techniques of Healing
• www.pbs.org
• www.tolerance.org
• http://newton.uor.edu/Departments%26Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html

Books and Videos
Included in the list of books and videos that may make you learn more about your client are a list of discussion questions to answer as you read the book or watch the video. These questions are designed to get you to think about the material and apply what you’ve learned to working with your patient.

Books

• Tan, A. (1996). The Joy Luck Club. Rosenberg, South Africa: Penguin Books.
• Xueqin M.G. (1999). The Culture of Health: Asian Communities in the United States. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey.
• Kwong, P. & Miscevic, D. (2000) Chinese Americans: The Immigrant Experience. Westport, CT: Hugh Lauten Levin Associates.
• Pfaelzer, J. (2008) Driven Out: The Forgotten War against Chinese Americans. New York, NY: Random House Publishing.
• Chan, S. & Hsu, M.Y. (2008). Chinese Americans and the Politics of Race and Culture. (Asian American History & Cultu)
• Yung, J., Chang, G., Lai, H.M (2006) Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present London , England: University of California Press, Ltd.
• Wong, K.S. (2008) Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War. (Asian American History & Cultu) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Chang, I. (2004) The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. New York, NY: Viking.
• Gong, R. (2005) Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Tung, M. (2000). Chinese Americans and Their Immigrant Parents: Conflict, Identity, and Values. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press.
• Kibria, N. (2003) Becoming Asian American: Second-Generation Chinese and Korean American Identities. Baltimore, MD:Johns Hopkins University Press.

Videos

• Lennon, T. (Director) (2003). Becoming American: The Chinese experience [Motion Picture]. USA: PBS.
• Ling, L. (Host). (2005). National Geographic Specials: Lost girls of China. [Motion Picture]. USA: National Geographic Studios.
• Lewis, J. (Producer). (2007). China from the inside. [Motion Picture]. USA: KQED & Granada Television.
• (Films for Humanities & Science)
  • Chinese-Americans: Living in Two Worlds
  • A Nation of Immigrants: The Chinese-American Experience
  • When East Meets East
  • Angel Island: A Story of Chinese Immigration
  • Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Between Two Worlds
  • Gold Mountain Dreams
  • No Turning Back
  • A Personal Journey with Gish Jen

*The creators of this website have not previewed all of the above videos and books, therefore it is recommended that you visit PBS.org or tolerance.org for a complete list of books and videos available.

Scholarly Journals and Search Keywords
There are many scholarly journals that contain great information concerning healthcare disparities, cultural groups, and healthcare beliefs. Once you have access to these journals, common keywords or phrases are provided to guide your search and narrow your focus.

Journals

• Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
• Journal of the National Medical Association
• Medical Care
• Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• Health Affairs: Project Hope
• Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Keywords to Use When Searching

• “Chinese American”
• “Chinese”
• “Healthcare”
• “Multicultural healthcare”
• “Healthcare disparities”
• “Alternative medicine”
• “Chinese medicine”
• “Chinese” AND “healthcare”
• “Chinese” AND “Access to healthcare