There are about 22 million non-European Americans, mainly Black Americans, Red Indians, Latin Americans and other peoples．

　　The Red Indians number about 600,000．They are the natives of America．They look somewhat like Tibetans．They are not red, but brown．They were called Indians by mistake．When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, he thought he had landed in India and called the people Indians．

　　The Black people had a sad history．Nearly all of them are descendants(后裔)of Africans brought from Africa to America sold as slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries．Today, they are about 21 million in number or 11 percent of total American population．Most of them lived in the South till the 1930s and since then more and more were leaving the South to look for work in the industrial North．Today, 60 percent of Black Americans live in New York, Chicago and other big cities．

　　Mexicans who belong to Latin Americans are the 2nd biggest minority nationality．Most of them are immigrant(移民)farm workers．The Puerto Ricans, from the island of Puerto Rica off the coast of Florida, live mostly in the slums(贫民窟)of big cities like New York and Chicago．These two peoples like the Afro-Americans mostly live below the poverty line．

　　There are Chinese people living in America, too－almost a quarter of million(the exact figure is 236,000)．Many of them went to America about 100 years ago to build the railways there．They suffered a great deal．Today, most Chinese Americans live in California(a state facing the Pacific Ocean)and New York, and also in Hawaii, and archipelago(群岛)in the mid-Pacific, which is counted as the 50th state of the U．S．A．

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　　Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen．Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English．

　　Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers．You may find the information you need．

　　Global English Center

　　*General English in all four skills：listening，speaking，reading，and writing．

　　*3-month(700 yuan)，6-month(1,200 yuan)and one-year(2,000 yuan)courses．

　　*Choice of morning or evening classes，3 hours per day，Mon－Fri．

　　*Experienced college English teachers．

　　*Close to city center and bus stops．

　　*Tel：67705272

　　*Add：105 Ahongshan Road，100082

　　Modem Language School

　　*Special courses in English for business，travel，banking．hotel management and office skills．

　　*Small classes(12-16 students)on Sat．& Sun．from 2∶00-5∶00 p．m．

　　*Native English teachers from Canada and USA．

　　*Language lab and computers supplied．

　　*3-month course：1,050 yuan；6-month course：1,850 yuan．

　　*Write or phone；Modem Language School，675 Park Road．100056

　　*Tel：67353019

　　The 21 st Century English Training Centre

　　*We specialize in effective(卓有成效的)teaching at all levels．

　　*We offer morning or afternoon classes．both three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan．

　　*We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays．

　　*Entrance exams：June 1 and Dec．1．

　　*Only 15-minute walk from city center．

　　*Call 67801642 for more information．

　　The International House of English

　　*Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost：60 yuan for 12 hours per week；convenient(方便的)class hours：9∶00-12∶00 a．m．and 2∶00-5∶00 p．m．

　　*A four-month evening programmer for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes)．

　　*Free sightseeing and social activities(活动)．

　　*Very close to the Central Park．For further information call 67432308．

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