What is abc?

It means: "Chinese-American", an American-born Chinese, is the abbreviation of the first letter of every word.

"China people born in the United States" is an informal and somewhat ridiculous statement, which originally meant China people born in the United States. Most of them are descendants of immigrants from China or children born in the United States by China students in recent 30 years.

Extended data

There are roughly three kinds of China people in the United States:

1, "CBC" (Chinese): China was born and still holds China nationality;

1, "CBA" (Chinese American): China was born but has been listed as an American citizen;

3. "ABC" (American-born Chinese): Chinese born in America.

CBC and CBA, born in China, are deeply influenced by China culture. They can speak Chinese and English fluently and feel and understand the cultural differences between the two countries. ABC, on the other hand, has been greatly influenced by American culture since childhood. Most of them can't speak Chinese, and their thinking and behavior are Americanized.

ABC is also called "American-born China" because his skin color is yellow, but his bones are full of American education and his mind is full of American thinking. Although they also have black hair and yellow skin, they don't know Chinese and speak authentic American English. They have been influenced by American culture and education since childhood, and their way of thinking and values are completely Americanized, which is different from their predecessors who immigrated to the United States.

Now, the concept of American-born Chinese is no longer limited to the United States, but extends to the whole overseas, generally referring to the second and third generation children of overseas Chinese immigrants.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-American-born Chinese