Chinese Laborers Surviving and Thriving in the West Americans usually discredit the Chinese in the founding of America. However the Chinese put a large amount of work into helping construct the western part of the United States. In addition‚ they personally may have suffered more than Americans in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. In fact‚ some could argue that the Chinese laborers had the most difficulty surviving and thriving in the west due to natural dangers‚ economic deprivation
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Ethnic Groups and Discrimination Scott Johnson ETH 125 January 15‚ 2012 Stephanie Perry Ethnic Groups and Discrimination The Chinese immigrated to the United States in during the 1800s; Official records show that before 1857‚ 46 Chinese immigrants were in the United States. Over the next 30 years more that 200‚000 Chinese had immigrated to the United States. This immigration wave was largely because of the push of the awful conditions in China and the pull of the discovery of gold‚ and‚ job
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Chinese Exclusion Act is one of the most momentous restriction of the certain race to enter United States. It was specifically created to prohibit the immigration of Chinese laborers. This act was passed by congress and was signed by President Chester A. Arthur in the 1882. President Chester was a Baptist preacher who was born in Fairfield‚ Vermont 1829. This document however was written before the act was implemented for the ten years from 1882 which was again renewed later on in 1892. So‚ basically
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1-The “Digger” Stereotype: Justification of genocide Judge by prior Native encounters Few practiced agriculture‚ inferior Digging of roots‚ gold Facilitated the intense racism and brutal violence against Indians Inferiority of California Indians: easy to push aside/no match for civilized white society 1-Acorns *Acorns helped confirm the digger stereotype. They were important to indigenous tribes because they were a main stable of food. They had high preservatives and often one harvest could
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CHINESE CUISINE Historical Preparation and appreciation of food has been developed to the highest level in the country of China. Cooking is considered an art in Chinese culture whereas all other philosophies consider it a craft. The two main philosophies of the Chinese culture are Confucianism and Taoism. Both influenced China ’s history and the Culinary Arts. Confucianism stressed the importance of enjoyment of life involving the art of cooking. If you have a gathering‚ there must be food
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ethnic‚ or age group” China has about five thousand years history which is a very long period of time. Also‚ the Chinese civilization was growing with these periods of time and it will continues greater than ever. Many wars and unhappinesses were happening during this period. The Chinese culture has many special characteristics which are very interesting for people to learn. The family life is very important for every Chinese. Chinese families are very close-knit. Children tend to stay with
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Adriana Nunez Ms. Chin U.S History‚ Period 3 30 October 2015 The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Modern society is determined by the past‚ knowing the past makes it easier to understand the present‚ and learning from previous mistakes shall determine future actions. The American gold rush of 1849 produced increased employment opportunities in the Western United States but coincided with a period of poverty in China. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first piece of legislation act excluding
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When it comes to the Chinese in America the are not seen as one of the first settlers here in California/ America‚ but they were. Also during the gold rush is when one of the biggest ethnicity of immigrants were Chinese. The Chinese have made great contributions in the United States mostly in labor during the transcontinental railroad uprise in the 19th century. Instead of being seen as great hard working cheap labors the Chinese were discriminated against and look down upon in the White society
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CHINA (Chinese Cuisine Lecture) by Bernadette Olivares December 10‚ 2012 CHINA Population: Ethnic groups: Han Chinese 91.5%‚ Zhuang‚ Manchu‚ Hui‚ Miao‚ Uyghur‚ Tujia‚ Yi‚ Mongol‚ Tibetan‚ Buyi‚ Dong‚ Yao‚ Korean‚ and other nationalities 8.5% (2000 census) Religions: Daoist (Taoist)‚ Buddhist‚ Christian 3%-4%‚ Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.) Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua‚ based on the Beijing dialect)‚ Yue (Cantonese)‚ Wu (Shanghainese)‚ Minbei
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situation The typical Chinese immigrant was a young‚ able bodied man who usually left his family at home and came as a workingman. He had no intention of staying in America but to send money back home to help his family (Wittke‚1964). Mr. Wong illustrated: “’They told me that anyone who comes through Gam Saan will make money fast and go home as a rich man.’“ (Lee & Yung‚ 2010‚ p.71). Statistics undermine these facts by showing that women numbered less than 10 percent of the Chinese American population making
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