[ardit33]

I disagree with you. Having some really close friends (either first gen, or second/gen, born here), i'd say their values are pretty western overall, with a dose of 'immigrant mentality', which honestly is not much different than immigrants from poorer European nations. Sure, they go back home to visit, and they don't want to go back and live in China.

On the other hand, I have met few folks that defend the Communist party, and the values of an autocratic government, and these people were almost all late comer (they came in the US for masters, or later in life), and still on some kind of visa.

So, given enough time, and a green card the overall attitude changes a lot, and makes folks value the US lifestyle more.

As for second and third gen, the well educated ones are all very Americanized.