American-born Chinese

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. However, it has been noted that the term violates existing patterns of immigrant designation in American English. For example, Peter Thiel is considered a "German-born American," and Elon Musk is considered a "South African-born American." In both of these cases, the first demographic word refers to the person's citizenship at birth, and the second refers to his citizenship at present. However, in the case of "American-born Chinese," the first demographic word refers to the subject's citizenship at birth (or at present) and the second to his (or her) race.

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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.