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Demographics of the Chinese Language in the U.S.
2014 STARTALK/NHLRC Teacher Workshop
Jessica Hung, Guannan Wang, Jeanie White, Wei Yin, Wei Zhang and Yue Zheng
1. Chinese and its regional dialects
2. Where do Chinese speakers in the U.S.
come from
3. Number of speakers of Chinese in the U.S
4. How has the number of speakers changed over the years?
5. Where in the U.S. do they live?
Cantonese- one of the most spoken dialects of Chinese
Mandarin- Official language
- The language that most schools in China teach
Where do Chinese speakers in the U.S. come from?
Guangdong and Fujian
Other parts in Mainland China
Taiwan, HongKong, Macau
Some countries in the Southeast Asia like Singapore
Where Do Chinese HL Come From?
Guangzhou/Canton Taiwan Mainland of China HongKong, Singapore
The 1st wave : 1840-1925
The 2nd wave: 1950-present
The 3rd wave: 1980 to present
Time to time
0.08 % of US populationBy 1920
0.36 % of US population by 1980
1.23 &% of US population by 2012
COMPARISON OF CHINESE SPEAKERS IN 1980 AND 2011
1980 20110
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
Number of Chinese Speakers
From census.gov (Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population 5 years and over 1 year estimate)
NUMBERS OF CHINESE SPEAKERS 2007 TO 2012
2007200820092010201120120
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
Number of Chinese Speakers
How many speakers of Chinese are there in the U.S.?
Chinese 2,455,583 • Cantonese 437,301• Mandarin 381,121• Formosan 76,131• Fuchow 2,671• Wu 2,477• Kan, Hsiang 291
Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over for the United States: 2006-2008
Where in the U.S. do they reside?
Nine states with the most Chinese speakers
States Number of Speakers• CA 926,918• NY 454,479• TX 114,309• NJ 100,441• MA 89,914• IL 76,514• WA 68,083• PA 59,127• MG 54,869
In 2010, half of Chinese-born people living in the United States lived either in California or New York State.
States Number of Speakers• WV 1,576• AK 1,028• ND 988• MT 919• SD 801• VT 798• PR 664• WY 578
Nine states with the least Chinese speakers in the U.S.
• New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Houston, Seattle, Chicago…
• Multiple Chinatowns, an older one and a newer one (populated by immigrants from the past three decades)
• Have varied educational experiences and socioeconomic status
What cities do they live in?