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The US has more Chinese cultures than Japanese cultures because more immigrants from China than Japan. With the exception of Hawaii where Japanese immigrants were large.
If you're talking about what they are more interested in then yes, Japanese culture.
If you're talking about which they can adapt more and live in, then Chinese.
Chinese are more outgoing and straight forward, which Americans can relate to. I'm not really sure if Americans understand that Japanese culture extends to more than anime, sushi, and good manners... even the ones that have visited. I believe they would struggle more in Japanese society vs Chinese.
Neither culture respects the environment. China has terrible pollution with no money seriously being poured into developing a different manufacturing infrastructure with alternate energy and Japan has whale hunting/killing. Both kill endangered species and sell their animal products, although China is going all out to save their giant panda population.
China spent a lot of money fighting pollution.
Thousands of factories have been forced to close in recent years, and sometimes led to suicide of owners.
Of course western media won't report.
The US has more Chinese cultures than Japanese cultures because more immigrants from China than Japan. With the exception of Hawaii where Japanese immigrants were large.
Actually immigration has more or less stopped from Japan since the '70s due to their improved economy. Most Japanese immigrants in Hawaii are 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation.
Chinese immigrants from China were nil between 1950-1980. Most Chinese immigrants came from Taiwan and Hong Kong during that period. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have different quotas under US immigration. Those from Hong Kong and Taiwan are under-utilized while those from China have a long queue and long wait.
Actually immigration has more or less stopped from Japan since the '70s due to their improved economy. Most Japanese immigrants in Hawaii are 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation.
I bet those Japanese immigrants sound like Robert Kioyashi from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Actually immigration has more or less stopped from Japan since the '70s due to their improved economy. Most Japanese immigrants in Hawaii are 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation.
They aren't immigrants if they're 2nd generation or later. I think you meant to say "Most Japanese Americans in Hawaii are 2nd, 3rd or 4th generation.
I'm in my early 50s and most of the Japanese Americans I grew up around were 3rd to 4th generation.
In Hawaii, the Japanese community is further divided into: Japanese and Okinawan.
They have their own respective cultural festivals. If you ask where their ancestors came from, those from Okinawa would answer that their grandparents came from Okinawa, not Japan. There are Okinawan restaurants in town. Their cuisine includes a lot of pork dishes and bitter melon (which Japanese don't eat).
Not a surprise because their ancestors came to the US when Okinawa was only newly annexed into Japan.
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