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Demographics of the Chinese Language in the U.S. 2014 STARTALK/NHLRC Teacher Workshop Jessica Hung, Guannan Wang, Jeanie White, Wei Yin, Wei Zhang and Yue Zheng. 1. Chinese and its regional dialects 2. Where do Chinese speakers in the U.S. come from
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Demographics of the Chinese Language in the U.S. 2014 STARTALK/NHLRC Teacher Workshop Jessica Hung, Guannan Wang, Jeanie White, Wei Yin, Wei Zhang and Yue Zheng
1. Chinese and its regional dialects 2. Where do Chinese speakers in the U.S. come from 3. Number of speakers of Chinese in the U.S 4. How has the number of speakers changed over the years? 5. Where in the U.S. do they live?
Mandarin? Chinese?
Qinshi Huang (秦始皇) -221bc to 210 bc The first emperor of China
Cantonese- one of the most spoken dialects of Chinese Mandarin- Official language - The language that most schools in China teach
Where is Mandarin Chinese spoken? • China • Taiwan • Singapore and Southeast Asia • around the world
Where do Chinese speakers in the U.S. come from? Guangdong and Fujian Other parts in Mainland China Taiwan, HongKong, Macau Some countries in the Southeast Asia like Singapore
Comparison of Chinese Speakers in 1980 and 2011 From census.gov (Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over 1 year estimate)
How many speakers of Chinese are there in the U.S.? Chinese 2,455,583 • Cantonese 437,301 • Mandarin 381,121 • Formosan76,131 • Fuchow 2,671 • Wu 2,477 • Kan, Hsiang 291 Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for the United States: 2006-2008
Where in the U.S. do they reside? Nine states with the most Chinese speakers StatesNumber of Speakers • CA 926,918 • NY 454,479 • TX 114,309 • NJ 100,441 • MA 89,914 • IL 76,514 • WA 68,083 • PA 59,127 • MG 54,869 In 2010, half of Chinese-born people living in the United States lived either in California or New York State.
Nine states with the least Chinese speakers in the U.S. StatesNumber of Speakers • WV 1,576 • AK 1,028 • ND 988 • MT 919 • SD 801 • VT 798 • PR 664 • WY 578
What cities do they live in? • New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, WashingtonD.C., Houston, Seattle, Chicago… • Multiple Chinatowns, an older one and a newer one (populated by immigrants from the past three decades) • Have varied educational experiences and socioeconomic status