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many reasons that the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act was an act passed to temporarily prohibit the immigration of the Chinese. In 1892 they extended the the Chinese Exclusion Act, this was known as the Geary Act. The main reason the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed is because of all the chinese immigrants coming from china then filling in jobs were mainly the irish men, and the german men would not work because they did not like the chinese taking their jobs…

symbolic issue in the novel The Joy Luck Club. According to Greenhaven Press’s Women’s Issue in Joy Luck Club, Chinese women entering the workforce have a high unemployment rate. In addition, “In 2003, 1.1 billion workers in the…

In life, the ability to change one’s own perspective is crucial for success. A good perspective allows one to empathize and understand where someone else is coming from. This impacts everything from business deals, politics, or simply helping a stranger who is having a bad day. Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to gather for myself perspectives that many people don’t have the chance to gather at my age. These unique perspectives came about after multiple trips abroad. At the…

The history of Great Britain's empire has always been a little controversial, but by examining their interactions with China during the 19th century, it is apparent that this part of their history was selfishly corrupt and malevolent. This essay shall argue that for many years leading up to the First Opium War, Great Britain fully endorsed the smuggling of illegal opium into China; the goal being to increase revenues within India, and consequently of Britain itself. Despite knowing the harm…

the Han dynasty traveled far. The harsh rule of a couple warlords, known as the Three kingdoms, they tried to keep it calm. And they wanted to attack each other more than to protecting themselves. But in Medieval Europe, they had consequences for Chinese territorial security. The barbarians got too tired of knocking on the gates of china so they just barged in and attacked them. It was known as The age Of Division. China was ahead of time when it came to religion in the middle ages. Most…

Within 500 years, the Chinese had made a huge amount of progress in a short amount of time when it came to religion, rulers, political changes and cultural changes. Starting from 100 C.E to 600 C.E, the Chinese had begun a great number of accomplishments such as how they kept their government the same, kept the Mandate Of Heaven the whole period, and environmental structure had kept its roots. Although things were kept the same, change was also present. In 100 C.E, the Han Dynasty had ruled all…

only glide, but scientist say over time evolutionary traits have been passed down to the birds that can fly. The Caihong Juji Had lived in northeastern china, 160 million years ago in the late Jurassic period. Which there were also many dinosaurs that lived in this period. The Caihong Juji had lived in the rainforest. It would glided across tree with it’s feathers and look for food. It was a carnivore (meat eater) that had hunted for small mammals, and reptiles. It would also show off it’s…

Indian and Chinese civilizations around 500 B.C.E. were similar regarding individualism in religion and strict societal rules yet differ due to power source. Chinese and Indian religions such as Confucianism, Daoism, and Hinduism all promoted individualism and considered afterlife. Confucianism, a Chinese based religion, stated that if a superior had a genuine concern for the inferior, the inferior would be motivated with deference and obedience. Each person would respect their…

The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE - 220 CE, which was one of China’s longest dynasties. This civilization did finally collapse, as most societies do if they do not have all the aspects of PERSIA in line. However, this civilization was a very good and inspiring example of a thriving united empire and self-sustaining government. But that may not have been enough to keep the existence of this civilization. Perhaps some of reasons towards the collapsing of the Han Dynasty were out of their control…

But inside you must always be Chinese” (Tan). Just because the Chinese Christmas Eve is different from the American Christmas Eve doesn’t mean its not celebrated wrongly. The Chinese New Year and the American New Year are perfect examples of the same holiday celebrated differently, but still equally as important. The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday celebrated…