Eric & I visit The Museum
of Chinese in America.
since the 1785, when three
Chinese sailors arrived in
Chinese laborers worked on the
Transcontinental Railroad, in
agriculture & the garment
industry.
Early Chinese immigrants lived together in tight knit communities where they supported each other. Chinatown is one of the these thriving neighborhoods...
... & sold goods & services
to each other.
country because it was believed
that they were taking jobs from
white Americans.
Discrimination continued, violence too.
Mobs killed & injured Chinese
immigrants in California,
& Wyoming.
Fear of Chinese immigrants involved more than financial loss. What if a white woman married a yellow man?
portrayed a white man
with a Chinese woman
as an exotic romance.
Chinese men were portrayed as lecherous villains.
detailed a Chinese villain
kidnapping white women
& extorting their fathers.
Chinese opened restaurants
to make a living &
Chinese cuisine spread
across America.
The Chop Suey Circuit was a series of nightclubs with cabaret acts that catered to Chinese audiences.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943. Immigration from China increased and discrimination against Chinese immigrants continued.
Chinese American women
stepped into white American
culture & its customs.
Chinese American
workers unionized
for fair wages &
work hours.
Asian Civil Rights activists joined Black Civil Rights workers in the 1960s to fight for rights in employment, housing and women's rights.
Chinatown Field Day shows
pride in Chinese American
culture & accomplishments.
The Chinese Dragon symbolizes Chinese culture that strengthens & enriches our country.
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