Sometime in December, many people notice a small but telling shift. At the checkout counter, in a bank lobby, or at the end of a customer-service call, the familiar “Merry Christmas” is increasingly replaced with “Happy Holidays.” For some, it barely registers. For others, it feels symbolic—like a quiet departure from tradition. When did thisContinue reading “From “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”:What a Simple Greeting Reveals About America Today”
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感恩节：在美国落地生根的一堂生活课
——从一张餐桌，看见华人移民的日常与变化 感恩节前一周，美国各地的超市开始变得有些不一样。你会看到平时不太下厨的人推着装满调味料的小车，年轻人满脸兴奋地讨论谁负责甜点，外卖小哥往返于取货区搬火鸡，连空气里都带着一种“要回家”的急迫与温柔。 而在很多华人家庭里，节奏也开始发生变化。周五下班后，一位刚来美国两年的工程师站在火鸡区前犹豫不决；一位在美二十年的妈妈开始思考要不要今年试着烤个派；大学新生紧张地在宿舍计算 Friendsgiving 的预算；而远在外州工作的孩子则订好了机票，准备回家过节。 这些细碎却生动的画面，构成了华人移民对感恩节最真实的体验——一种介于熟悉与陌生之间的生活练习。
No Tax on Tips: A Temporary Victory and a Future Test
By｜Nevada Chinese Perspective This past summer, one of the most eye-catching developments on Capitol Hill was the “No Tax on Tips” provision. For service workers—restaurant servers, beauticians, casino dealers, hotel staff—jobs that define daily life in Nevada, this policy means no longer having to pay federal income tax on their hard-earned tips. For many families,Continue reading “No Tax on Tips: A Temporary Victory and a Future Test”
Chinese Americans in the Picture: The Voter Registration Crisis and Our Future
Recently, major U.S. media outlets reported a troubling trend: since 2020, in all 30 states that allow party-affiliated voter registration, Democrats have experienced net losses while Republicans have generally gained. Over four years, the Democratic Party may have lost as many as two million registered voters. At first glance, this might sound like just anotherContinue reading “Chinese Americans in the Picture: The Voter Registration Crisis and Our Future”
Mixed and Multidimensional: Breaking the Binary, Creating New Forms
Identity & Ethnicity Series · Essay 5By Voice in Between Introduction “My dad is a Chinese immigrant, my mom is white American. We celebrated both Lunar New Year and Christmas growing up, and our kitchen always had both chopsticks and forks.”“I never felt like I had to choose a side.” In today’s America, more andContinue reading “Mixed and Multidimensional: Breaking the Binary, Creating New Forms”
The Politically Awakened: When Identity Becomes Action
Identity & Ethnicity Series · Essay 4By Voice in Between Introduction “I used to think that if I just lived quietly, everything would be fine.”“It wasn’t until that moment that I realized—if you don’t engage in politics, politics will still find you.” For many Chinese immigrants, “politics” once felt distant and abstract. The real pathContinue reading “The Politically Awakened: When Identity Becomes Action”
Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese”
Identity & Ethnicity Series · Extended Essay II By Voice in Between Introduction “I don’t want to always be seen as ‘that Chinese person.’”“I’m just me — I don’t want to represent any group.” In the United States, an increasing number of Chinese Americans are choosing a “label-free” path of identity. They downplay their ethnicContinue reading “Label-Free: When “I Don’t Want to Be Just Chinese””
