Why do Chinese American families earn more than white families?

On the surface, this statistical result should be attributed to China people's investment in education and career choice. In the early years, the first generation of China immigrants mostly chose to study computer software or electronic engineering. Not everyone has a technical background, and the major before coming to the United States has nothing to do with information technology. For example, a good friend of mine is studying politics in China. Now he is a senior computer programmer with many years of experience. I also know that the chief physician was transferred from China, and it was a computer. Now I face a computer screen every day, not a patient. So many immigrants from China are engaged in the information technology industry because of the pressure of life. In recent years, jobs in the information technology industry are easy to find, and the starting salary is not low. After emigrating to the United States, many China immigrants spent more than a year studying for a master's degree in computer science, then found jobs and began to get rid of poverty. After working for two or three years, I bought a house in the suburbs and basically entered the ranks of the middle class. In the American economic recession at the beginning of this century, some Chinese were also hit, but with the recovery of the American economy in the past two years, the unemployed were re-employed and maintained the status of the middle class. Most of the second generation Chinese immigrants no longer enter the engineering technology industry. Many people study business, law and more popular medicine. Although they are not so interested in becoming doctors, they are forced by life and parents to some extent, because being a doctor in the United States has a very stable career and a high income. In essence, Chinese families can quickly get rid of poverty and become rich in American society, and their average annual income exceeds that of whites in mainstream American society. It is because the immigrants from China make full use of the relatively fair opportunities provided by American society and some traditional advantages of China culture. There is no doubt that racial discrimination still exists in American society today, but this discrimination is far from preventing any ethnic group from getting a fairer opportunity. Chinese people did not complain about unfair treatment in history, did not regard themselves as victims, and did not ask for some preferential treatment. In the United States, the Civil Rights Act still gives preferential treatment to ethnic minorities. In college admission, ethnic minorities such as blacks can get admission with lower scores, but China students not only get no preferential treatment in college admission, but face stricter admission requirements because of their better average scores. Therefore, China students study harder and cherish the opportunity to receive higher education. In recent years, although more Chinese have started politics and some Chinese have become governors, compared with the American public, Chinese are still a group that does not care about politics, and the voter turnout rate of Chinese is significantly lower than that of other ethnic groups. In the small talk among friends, many people in China also show a certain degree of enthusiasm for politics. For example, many people in China are firmly opposed to the Iraq war, but they will not take part in anti-war demonstrations on weekends. Perhaps it is more important to send children to piano lessons than to fight. China people don't care about politics because of their cultural traditions. Moreover, China people think that whites and other ethnic groups can try their best to engage in political struggle. No matter which political party is in power, China people can get a good career and a good life as long as they seize the opportunity, attach importance to education and work hard. In addition, among all ethnic groups in the United States, Chinese families are the most stable and have the least divorce. Many China families work for two people, which naturally increases their annual income, and can also help China families to invest more in education and other investments. Everyone knows that doctors and lawyers are good occupations, but they also need high investment in education. Many families in China are willing and able to invest more in their children's education. Compared with the stable two-parent families of Chinese, the single-parent families with more than 0/0 million in the United States are of course more difficult. Can it be said that as long as there is a relatively fair system, relying on their own intelligence and hard work and attaching importance to family cultural traditions, Chinese people can succeed and surpass other ethnic groups? This seems to be the conclusion, but the most important thing is a social system with fair opportunities. It cannot be said that Chinese Americans have not contributed to the American social system, but only from this point of view, Chinese Americans do owe a lot to whites and other ethnic groups.