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"'''American-born Chinese'''" or "'''ABC'''" describes a person born in the [[United States]] of [[China|Chinese]] [[ethnicity|ethnic]] descent, a category of [[Chinese American]]. Many are second-generation (meaning that they have at least one parent born outside the United States) and were born after the [[U.S. Immigration Act of 1965]], which liberalized pre-existing limits on immigration from [[East Asia]]. |
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'''American-born Chinese''' or '''ABC'' is a term widely used to refer to someone born in the United States, who is of Chinese descent. The term is frequently understood to include Americans of Chinese descent who, while not being born in the United States, were brought over at a young age. |
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Note that in Australia, this abbreviation may also be used to refer to an Australian-born Chinese person. |
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In Canada, CBC also stands for ''Canadian-born Chinese''. |
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'American-born Chinese or ABC is a term widely used to refer to someone born in the United States, who is of Chinese descent. The term is frequently understood to include Americans of Chinese descent who, while not being born in the United States, were brought over at a young age.
See also
- Demographics of the United States
- List of Chinese Americans
- Jook-sing (竹升) is a Cantonese term for an overseas Chinese person who was born in a Western environment and/or a Chinese person who more readily or strongly identifies with Western culture than traditional Chinese culture.
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