Part 1: Culture Shock - Chinese Americans in China

PART 1:
Young Chinese-Americans are coming to China in increasing numbers, some 30 years after their parents made the reverse journey to America. Why is that? Is it a pragmatic response to the recent economic downturn? Is it a wistful search for identity? Or is it something more?

Stephy Chung sits down with fellow expatriate Chinese-Americans including writer, musician and Director of International Communications for Baidu, Kaiser Kuo, to get their stories on why they've chosen to live and work in China. She also speaks with Professor Jinzhao Li of Beijing Foreign Studies University about her recent study on the identity transformation of Chinese-Americans in China.

Producer: Stephy Chung
Script: Stephy Chung, Steve George

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• Chinese
• China
• Culture
• Shock
• ABC
• Chinese-American
• US-China
• Study
• Kaiser
• Kuo
• Jinzhao
• Li

[Dayum]

Be proud of your chinese heritage!

[gauntlander]

haha..I am sooo pleasantly surprised to see Prof. Li in the video :D

[BobLeKatt]

Her face is crooked.

[Dayum]

@kawola17 We the Chinese is a very diverse group, many different views and many different attitudes. Not all of us like to blend in, some even choose to lead their own path. Believe it or not

[kawola17]

@Dayum It is interesting when you point it out that way. But inherently, we don't like to stand out socially. We want to blend in with the locals.