http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/assimilation Questions tagged with 'assimilation' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:45:44 -0800 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:45:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/66303/Chinese%2Dethnicity%2Dand%2Dassimilation I know that there was quite a bit of immigration from China in the late 1800s. My question is, have the descendants of those immigrants ethnically assimilated into the rest of 'white' America, or have they retained their ethnic identity throughout the 20th century to today? Most Chinese-Americans that I have met are more recent immigrants, so I have no idea. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.66303 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:45:44 -0800 assimilation Chinese-American ethnicity immigration geekhorde http://ask.metafilter.com/26427/Advice%2Dfor%2Dliving%2Din%2DNYC I just got a new job in Manhattan, and while I've visited several times, I understand I don't have a great grasp on what it's like to <em>live</em> there. Yet. (And of course, may end up living in another borough after a certain period of time.) Can you NYC MeFites give a Virginian some assimilation advice? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.26427 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:14:11 -0800 assimilation newyorkcity Mikey-San