Chinese Americans have a unique identity. They follow traditional Chinese customs at home, but they also follow many American customs with friends at school. Many Chinese Americans struggle to find a balance between the two cultures by creating a special Chinese American culture that blends the two.

Think about the answers to the following questions. Discuss with your teammates and write you responses in your journal.

Describe a time when you felt like you did not belong. Why did you feel that way?

to print these questions and record your answers.

Click the link to learn about being both Chinese and American.

Second Generation Chinese Americans

1. Use the information from your research to write a journal entry in the voice of a second-generation Chinese American living California in the early 1900s. Describe some events that happened during the week that reflects the experiences of being caught in between the American and Chinese ways.

2. Draw a cover for your journal.