Sociology Project
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Updated: 12 May 2021
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Created byBrock Vogel
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The First Opium War EndsThe Taiping Rebellion Begins,
Turns into one of the most deadly
civil wars 20 million dead.
Causing the mass immigration to
America they were afraid of war
and wanted their family to be safe
.The Chinese Begin to arrive in America looking
to find wealth and freedom from British.The second Opium war begiensThe second Opium war endsPeople from all over Asia not just the Chinese come to America
including the Japan but the rest don't show up for at least another
10 yearsPhilippines, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indian and Pakistan.The reason why the Chinse wanted to get away was
because they were scared of war and the BritishStart of the California Gold RushBetween 1850 and 1882, more than 322,000
Chinese immigrants entered (or re-entered) the
United States, many from Guangdong and Fujian provincesThe majority of the Chinese
steeled in CaliforniaDespite their hard work, Chinese immigrants generally remained underpaid.
Many were treated poorly in their jobs and communities.
As the Chinese presence grew in the United States, so did anti-Chinese discrimination.
Some of this hostility was due to ethnic and cultural prejudices.
In the late 1870s, anti-Chinese legislation passed in California and in Congress.Then in 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act,
which completely banned Chinese workers from
entering the country for 10 years.First opium war beginsBy 1870, Chinese miners had paid $5 million
to the state of California via the Foreign Miners Tax,
yet they faced continuing discrimination at
work and in their camps.
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