Bring China with you: how Chinese immigrants live in New York

In most cases, immigrants try to integrate as much as possible into the new culture and the new world, no matter how much they miss their home. But not the Chinese. They transport China with them, preserving the culture in their work, in their life and in their souls. Just look, how many Chinatowns are there all over the world? Yes, even the Chinese New Year is celebrated for a long time around the world! The largest Chinese diaspora lives in New York, and it has integrated into the life of the big city one hundred percent: Americans are happy to buy Chinese food, visit areas where the Chinese live, and are familiar with many oriental rituals. About how Chinese immigrants live in New York, in our material.

Little Chinese Hair Salon

Chinese children with American and Chinese flags in their hands

The tiny apartments of Chinese immigrants in the United States are not much different from the apartments of poor Chinese in their homeland

Such a small room costs about a hundred dollars a month; most of the money the tenants send to their loved ones

In a room in one of Chinatowns, where more than thirty workers live on the same floor

Their cells are no more than six squares. This man has not seen his family for 16 years

Chinese Lam family

They rarely get together: the head of the family goes on a business trip to China for goods

Mom in the family works as a nurse, and the children miss her very much

While swimming

They live in a small apartment of 33 squares with three children

And this is Cindy, who for a long time slept in the same bed with other family members. More recently, she had her own bed.

How the two cultures merged

Chinese teens on the background of New York

Watch the video: Chinese Immigrants Move Out of US 'Chinatowns' (April 2024).