American and Chinese public welfare donations have gradually become a trend, with a wide range of gifts and a large amount of donations.

　　In recent years, overseas Chinese in the United States have given more and more gifts, and the amount has been increasing. After the earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan, China, Chinese Americans were very concerned about their ancestral country and donated money and materials. These actions have attracted the attention of American society and media.

　　The donation is huge.

　　The Chronicle of Philanthropy in the United States records the people who donate the most every year. Since 2000, the names of four Chinese have appeared, and each of them donated at least $10 million. Among them, Yahoo founder Yang Zhiyuan and his wife donated $75 million to his alma mater Stanford University in February 2007.

　　As a representative of the Chinese American elite, Yang Zhiyuan’s success story is almost well known in the Internet industry. In fact, under the aura of success, he is still a person who is enthusiastic about charity and has a strong sense of feedback.

　　Yang Zhiyuan also founded his own foundation and actively donated money to his alma mater and society. Yang Zhiyuan said that he and his wife have achieved today’s achievements with the knowledge they learned from Stanford University, so they should give back to their alma mater and hope that Stanford can cultivate more outstanding talents and encourage people from all fields to communicate with each other here.

　　Like Yang Zhiyuan, Xie Ming, a Chinese businessman in Pasadena, California, donated $35 million to his alma mater, the University of Southern California, two years ago. Xie Ming, 52, started his career by developing fingerprint identification machines, and has accumulated nearly $1 billion in wealth since coming to the United States. Tang Zhongying, a Chinese entrepreneur who established a business kingdom in Las Vegas, has never forgotten to explore ways to give back to the society despite his business troubles. Since 1995, he has established three foundations in the United States: Tang Zhongying Foundation (China), Tang Zhongying Foundation (USA) and Down’s Chinese Medicine Research Foundation, which are dedicated to funding activities in three major areas: education, medical care and community development. According to statistics, he has donated more than $150 million so far.

　　Thanks to the above-mentioned people and other Chinese philanthropists, American universities, think tanks and non-profit organizations have received donations of hundreds of millions of dollars.

　　Prefer cultural and educational fields

　　In fact, like Yang Zhiyuan and Xie Ming, many Chinese Americans have given great gifts to their alma mater after their successful careers. Higher education is the ladder for these elites to succeed. At the same time, influenced by China’s tradition of respecting teachers and attaching great importance to teaching, they often give back to their alma mater and society in the form of donations.

　　Dr. Tang Jiqian, a Chinese-American, set up a funding program at MIT to help Chinese students from poor families get scholarships. At present, the Down family has donated a total of $10 million to MIT, benefiting more than 120 students. At the same time, Tang Jiqian also set up funding programs at the famous Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley, and invited Professor China to the United States for academic exchanges. Many members of the family also actively participated in the work of major American museums involving Chinese art and culture.

　　In education, Zhou Wangkelu, CEO of Tupelo Capital Management, donated $25 million to his alma mater, Wesley Girls’ School, seven years ago, which is the largest amount of personal donation received by the school so far.

　　In recent years, Chinese immigrants are also expanding the field of gifts, not only in education and art. Among the younger generation of Chinese elites, many donors also set their sights on American social affairs. For example, Anna Zheng, who manages Centenium Capital Partners Fund and is responsible for Asian investment and China securities, works with other Chinese elites to improve the Chinese-American community.

　　At present, donations from Chinese people and projects from cancer centers to various communities are gradually increasing.

　　The new generation is more enthusiastic

　　Yang Zhiyuan and Xie Ming are outstanding representatives of Chinese immigrants who started their careers and donated enthusiastically in the United States.

　　Almost all Chinese immigrants who landed in California as early as 150 years ago were poor laborers. However, in recent decades, many Chinese elites have come to the United States to break into the world. At first, they were cash-strapped and worked hard after completing their studies, and found their place in the international melting pot of the United States. In recent years, they have gradually emerged in various fields in the United States. There are many business experts among the new immigrants, and many of them have become valuable business elites.

　　With the improvement of life and the development of career, many successful Chinese have gradually changed their ideas, actively given back to the society and become charitable philanthropists. Because many people find that in fact, some things in life are more important than money, and everyone can contribute to society and others. Gradually, they are among the "big philanthropists" in the United States, and they are more and more actively involved in charity. In Xie Ming’s words, "America was founded by immigrants, and all immigrants walked the same road", "Come here with dreams, and then try to help the next generation realize their dreams".

　　Anna Zheng also admitted that in the past, many Chinese in the United States were not very keen on charity and only focused on family and savings, but times have changed and contemporary Chinese are different. Xie Xijia Zhao, vice chairman of Rockefeller Charity Consulting Group, said that the younger generation of Chinese are more active in charity than their parents. Among professionals and upper-middle class people, more and more people will give back to the community and do good deeds for the society, and bring their enthusiasm for work to charity.

　　Doing good is becoming more and more common.

　　A survey conducted by the City University of new york found that the number of foundations founded by local Chinese families increased from 11 in 1990 to at least 47 in 2007, and the total assets jumped from $23 million to $218 million, reflecting that Chinese people’s participation in charity has become increasingly common.

　　In fact, what can best prove that Chinese donations are more enthusiastic than before are medium-sized donations with the amount of one million yuan or less. From the donation of retired banker Hu Guolian to the Greater China Annual Economic Forum to the sponsorship of Wang Wenxiang, the second son of Taiwanese businessman Wang Yongqing, and his wife to the study of US-China relations, we can see Chinese support in many fields, such as economy, education, medical care and academic research. As early as 1999, Wu Jianmin, the chief executive of east west bank, who has been committed to promoting the charitable cause of Chinese Americans, as the first Chinese to lead the fundraising activities of greater los angeles area United Charity Foundation, raised $67 million in nine months, breaking the previous fundraising record. It is not a sporadic case that Chinese people do good deeds from the side.

　　Behind the generosity of Chinese people, it is related to the improvement of Chinese economic conditions. According to a survey conducted by Georgetown University in 2004, the proportion of Chinese families with investable assets of more than $500,000 in the United States increased from 1% in 2002 to 5% in 2004. The researcher concluded that the "charity potential of Chinese people has never been so great".

　　Many Chinese, such as Yang Zhiyuan, gave back their wealth to the society, which brought them a good social reputation. Their contribution not only makes the mainstream society look at the new Chinese immigrants with new eyes, but also changes the views of traditional American communities on the new Chinese immigrants.

　　In the past, the mainstream American society always had the impression that Chinese immigrants were "cleaning their own doors". In fact, Chinese people have always been doing good deeds, but the focus is often on their hometown or clan, which is different from social charity in Europe and America. Guo Zhiming, vice president of Southern California, committee of 100, said that the number and scope of donations made by Chinese charities have reached a record, which helps to reduce misunderstandings and differences among ethnic groups. (People’s Daily Overseas Edition)