Chinese American

distrust of foreigners grew amongst americans and it found it way to congress which influenced its choices on the multiple immigration acts which were passed. One major group of immigrants that were targeted where the Chinese who came to America looking for a new opportunity. For example, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in order to prevent competition between Chinese miners and American miners in California. In essence, this act excluded chinese people who were “skilled and…

During the late 1850’s, some Americans felt threatened by the increasing amount of Chinese immigrants joining the American Labour Force. In order to make-up their troubled feelings towards Chinese immigrants, California passed The Anti-Coolie Act in 1862 which was $2.50 Police Tax charged to a Chinese immigrant in order to work or carry out business. In short, the Anti-Coolie Act was an attempt to lessen the immigration of Chinese people by demoralizing them through means of low economical…

for gold. There were various people that came but, of the races the Chinese caused a shift in the areas cultural and economic environment that the Caucasians residents weren’t used to. This migration of Chinese people to California created animosity within the white American culture slowly over time. The xenophobia displayed from white Americans directed toward the Chinese is how it initially started. The fact that the Chinese were from another location and looked different made white people…

The Chinese-Americans struggled the most to achieve equality and opportunity after the immigrating to America. The Chinese immigrated to America as workers. The paying wages in America were 10 times what was considered the norm for wages in China, so they immigrated to America. “After moving to the United states they were treated horribly they were even seen as “racially inferior” by the native born Americans.” (University library open collections program, Chinese exclusion act). The Chinese…

Chinese immigrants started coming to the US due to the gold rush of the 1848 and were at first received with open arms.However, within a few decades public opinions towards the Chinese as a whole shifted dramatically, climaxing at the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 which forbade all immigration to the United States by Chinese people. This law was the first piece of legislation that discriminates against people from a certain country of origin that was on the federal level. The irony comes from…

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act, created to prohibit the immigration of Chinese people to America, was passed. If this legislation was passed today, in regards to any demographic, there would be national uproar. But, because of negative stereotypes, as well as fear of societal changes; the United States passed the act that forbade Chinese immigrants from seeking opportunity within the United States. Chinese men began to arrive in the United States in substantial numbers in 1848. This was…

the movie I saw times where chinese americans were trying to assimilate. The movie highlighted how some would use famous American quotes such as Ben Franklin’s: “Early to bed and early to rise”. Also in sports. The two baseball leagues created in Yakima valley showed the uniting of the Chinese community and the integration into America. The movie also highlighted struggles faced while farming in Indian reservations due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, a law that denied Chinese farmers ownership of…

The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was the first major law that restricted immigration in the United States. American-born individuals blamed the Chinese immigrants for taking their jobs and lowering the wages. Therefore, this law restricted the migration of Chinese immigrants for 10 years and made it hard for Chinese individual who were already in the United States to become citizens. Just like numerous ethnic minority, Jewish people wanted to migrate to America for a better life. Back in…

those of all nations who come into this country. But are the Chinese allowed to come?” (Archuleta 1) Immigrants from all over were allowed in America, but those from China were purposely excluded. Chinese immigrants faced hardships when arriving in America, when finding jobs, and when facing discrimination. Firstly, immigrants from China slowly came to the USA but after quite some time, numbers started to rise quickly. The first Chinese immigrant arrived in 1820. Over the next twenty-seven…

between the United States government and settlers and the Chinese immigrants In the Chinese and American conflict.he Chinese-American immigrants, rather than the American government and settlers, were correct in their actions. Firstly, when the Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, the Chinese people were restricted from entering and immigrating to the United States. In Some Reasons for Chinese Exclusion, the Federation of Labor argued that “American labor should not be exposed to the destructive…