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AAS 322
09-22-14
Early Life of Chinese American Immigrants After I read the book “Songs of Gold Mountain”, I learned more about the early life of American Chinese in SF Gold Mountain, and the book covers various aspects of the life of first-generation Chinese immigrants, from longing for home to dealing with abusive immigration officials. There are three chapters in this book that impresses me a lot. They are Chapter 1“Immigration Blues”, Chapter 3 “Lamentations of Estranged Wives” and Chapter 5 “Rhapsodies on Gold”. There three chapters both talk about the hardship of first-generation Chinese immigrants. In 19th century, China’s economy went down, other powerful countries curved up China. There is widespread