经济学人Chinese Americans: Civil Rights, Public Service & Politics

 

 

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As a nation born from a struggle to overthrow autocratic rule, the US has a history of fighting for civil rights that is as old as the country itself. Chinese Americans have been an integral part of civil rights movements since the earliest generation of Chinese immigrants sought legal protection of their civil rights in the 1880s.

Chinese Americans play a significant role in both public service and the political system. As of 2018, approximately 102,000 Chinese Americans work in local, state and federal government around the country, accounting for 1.2% of government employees—equivalent to their share in the US population.

Chinese Americans have made an outsized contribution to all but one major function in the public administration sector and play a particularly important role in public finance, environmental quality and housing, and human resource programs.

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Representation of Chinese Americans by Public Administration Functions, 2018

Sources: US Census Bureau, 2018 American Community Survey one-year estimates, public use microdata sample (PUMS); The Economist Intelligence Unit analysis.