Immigrated Jokes

Immigration to the USA
Fu, Bu and Chu immigrated to the USA from China.
They decided to become American citizens, and "Americanize" their names.
Bu called himself "Buck"
Chu called himself "Chuck"
Fu decided to return to China
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Their sister Su never immigrated.

Fu, Bu and Chu immigrated to the USA from China.
They decided to become American citizens, and "Americanize" their names.
Bu called himself "Buck".
Chu called himself "Chuck".
Fu decided to return to China...

Do you speak? As Asian Americans, we hear that a lot, don't we? I know I do! And it's a double edged sword too! Sometimes I get the feeling that we, as AA's, are suppose to maintain dual identities due only to our physical appearances. Here's what I mean: During our winter 1996 touring season, the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors were fortunate enough to go to Hong Kong to perform at the Annual Fringe Festival. I thought: "Wow! This is great! We're going some place where WE are the majority!" (Although I must confess, the feeling wasn't too different from being in Chinatown). The trip was fun and rewarding, but one thing stood out for me: At the Hong Kong Fringe Club everyone, including Chinese, came up to us and automatically communicated in English. After a few minutes the local Hong Kong citizens would ask "Do you speak?" "Do I speak?". .. I was speaking to them right there, wasn't I? Did it matter that I was Chinese American and they were Chinese British more...