703,+723+Chinese

723: Kelsey Liu, Jason Chen, Tyler Leong, Yuhan Huang 703: Aliaksandra Kaplan

The Chinese Different from most immigrants traveling to the west to settle in America, the Chinese traveled east to settle in America. Because of poverty and overpopulation in China, Chinese immigrants came to America seeking jobs and wealth. Furthermore, they were also pulled forward by rumors of the Gum Sham, the Mountain of Gold, that awaited them across the ocean.The Chinese traveled across the Pacific Ocean and settled in California or Hawaii. Families in China became dependent on the money that the sojourners sent back, so the men overseas kept working year after year.  Many Chinese groups were forced to work with low wage jobs, dangerous jobs, or jobs that white settlers wouldn't do. The Chinese experienced conflicts with white settlers and Europeans. Many Chinese miners and railroad workers had to face days of discrimination from other white miners or railroad workers. Important events from the immigration of the Chinese impacted America. The Chinese were people worked twice as hard as most white settlers, but there were still racism against them. A law passed in California in 1854 stated that no Chinese person could testify against a white person in a California court. The Chinese worked on the transcontinental railroad between 1863 and 1869. The 1868 Burlingame Treaty is also an important event of the Chinese immigrants. Another important part of the Chinese immigration is the Chinese Expulsion Act of 1882, this act prevented any Chinese immigrants for the next decade.