The purpose of this website is to educate the reader about Chinese culture by focusing one of the central units from which culture develops: family.  It will explore the Chinese family through a historical perspective and also its present-day existence in the US.  The historical aspect will focus on things that developed the typical Chinese family’s ideals and the modern-day aspect will focus on which ideals and traditions have stayed the same, which have changed, and which have been dropped altogether. 

The reason the Chinese family is a topic of increasing interest is because Chinese people make up an extremely large portion of the world’s population and China is now playing an increasingly bigger role on the world stage.  People will begin to interact with Chinese people more and more in all careers, whether it is manufacturing, finance, or technology.  By understanding the Chinese family and thus more about the Chinese culture, they will know how to better communicate with and deal with Chinese people.  Also, as there are more and more Chinese immigrants in the US, more and more generations of American-born Chinese lose sight of their heritage.  This site can help them understand their background, heritage, and culture so that they can retain that part of their identity.