chinese immigrants in america - east-west center...work in america • encountered intense prejudice...
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Chinese Immigrants in America
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Where to Supplement the Curriculum?
• U.S. History Survey Courses
– Largest history course enrollments on campus
• 43 sections in fall
• Comprises two semester-long courses:
– U.S. History to 1877
– U.S. History since 1877
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Plan: Add Sections on Chinese Immigrants to Both Courses
• Will also add sections on other students’ origins.
• Sections will consist of readings, lectures, discussions, and brief writing assignments
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Chinese Immigrant Sections Will Be Added at Following Points
• U. S. History to 1877
– Gold Rush and building of transcontinental railway (“Gold Mountain” immigrants,1849-1877)
• Immigrants also worked in agriculture and urban businesses, especially restaurants and laundries
• U.S. History Since 1877
– Growth of Gold Rush population to the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
– New Chinese immigrants (c. 1980s-present)
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U.S. History To 1877: Chinese Immigrants during the
Gold Rush Period
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Economic, Social Background, and Political Background
• Prior to c. 1750 China the largest, richest, and most technologically advanced country in the world. – Had invented printing, paper, gunpowder
– In 1800 per capita income equal to any country in the world.
– According to some estimates, 40%-50% of men literate
• Most Chinese were farmers, although some were merchants.
• In 19th century China an empire ruled by the Qing Dynasty.
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Cultural and Religious Background
• Confucianism
– Filial piety
– Importance of extended family
• Daoism
• Buddhism
– Several varieties of Buddhism
– Guanyin, bodhisattva of mercy
[Readings not yet identified]
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“Gold Mountain”
• Gold discovered in 1848 in Sierra Nevada foothills.
• Led to a world-wide emigration to California.
• Non-native population increased from 1,000 to 100,000.
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Turmoil in China
• Opium War
• Taiping Rebellion
• Pearl River flood
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Chinese Immigrants
• By 1851 25,000 Chinese had arrived in California.
• Most came from the Guangdong province
• Mostly men
– Planned to return to families in China as soon as possible.
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Map of China
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Chinese Culture and Religion in California
Temples evidence of religious continuity – Oroville
– Weaverville
– Lahaina, Hawaii
Chinese temple, Oroville, Calif.
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Work in America
• Encountered intense prejudice – California passed foreign
minors’ tax.
– Effectively barred from any occupations
• Typical work was in fishing, laundries, restaurants, agricultural labor.
Chinese Temple, Weaverville, Calif.
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The Transcontinental Railroad
• Major workforce building railway through rugged Sierra Nevada mountains
• Sometimes used skills from China.