American-born Chinese

Not to be confused with Chinese Americans, U.S. citizens of Chinese descent.
This article is about persons of Chinese descent born in the United States of America. For other uses, see American-born Chinese (disambiguation).
American-born Chinese
美國出生華裔 / 美国出生华裔
Total population
1,830,760
0.55% of the U.S. population (2015)
Regions with significant populations
New York City Area, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Area
Languages
Predominantly English, varieties of Chinese
Religion
Unaffiliated, Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Americans,
Overseas Chinese, Chinese Canadians

American-born Chinese (abbreviated as ABC) is a term widely used as an ethnic generational identifier to refer to Chinese people who were born in the United States and received U.S. citizenship due to birthright citizenship in the United States.

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