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First, what it means to be Chinese American in this age of China versus
America. I reflect a lot on the mix of perceived threat and opportunity that
accompanies China’s rise, and how those perceptions influence how we
Chinese Americans are understood — either as people with enviable and
sometimes mysterious power (Tiger Mom, anyone?) or as people with menacing
and perhaps dangerous influence (Wen Ho Lee, anyone?).
The second idea is that no matter how big China’s GDP gets, America will
remain indispensable if we maintain our openness to immigrants. To put it
simply: America makes Chinese Americans, but China does not make American
Chinese. And it doesn’t want to. That’s America’s advantage. The third
idea is to unpack what Chinese-ness is, in values and language and social
norms.
I believe that there is a Chinese American way, found in people like Maya
Lin or Gary Locke or Tony Hsieh, that can fuse the best aspects of each
culture. And it’s up to America to identify and reward this way if this
country is to fulfill its potential. |
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