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Chinese Immigration Chinese man working on the railroadBetween 1851 and 1882, about 300,000 Chinese arrived on the West CoastTravel by ship could take up to 3 weeksOften forced to travel in steerage and sleep on louse-infested beds Caused the spread of sickness and disease

Chinese ImmigrationImmigration factors: Poverty in ChinaSocial unrest in China caused by British imperialism and the Industrial RevolutionGold RushWork on American railroadsFarming opportunities in AmericaWork as domestic servants in America

Why do you believe that they faced more discrimination than fellow immigrants?

Nativism Anti-Chinese feeling caused by growing nativismMany nativists believed that Anglo-Saxons (ancestors of the English) were superior to all other ethnic groupsTherefore, nativists preferred immigrants from Europe to those from Asia and North and South AmericaOften, religious beliefs were more important to nativists than ethnicity

Newspaper writer reporting from San Francisco in 1879 on the dangers of Chinese immigrants. Chinese Exclusion Act The depression of 1873 intensified anti-Chinese sentiment Work was scarce Labor groups put pressure on the government to restrict Asian immigration Congress passed this act in 1882 Banned entrance to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists and government officialsThis law was not repealed until 1943https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWIAv7yTqLE&feature=related

Japanese Immigration In 1884, the Japanese government allowed Hawaiian planters to recruit Japanese workersThe U.S. annexation of Hawaii in 1898 increased Japanese immigration to the west coastBy 1920, more than 200,000 Japanese lived on the west coast

Gentlemens AgreementSame fears that led to anti-Chinese reactions extended to Japanese and other Asian immigrants In 1906, the local school board in San Francisco, California segregated Japanese children by putting them in completely separate schools The Japanese were outraged and protested Gentlemens Agreement President Theodore Roosevelt made this informal compromise from 1907-1908. In this compromise, Japan agreed to limit the number of unskilled workers that immigrated to the United States if school segregation was eliminated. Women and children could still immigrate freelyLed to picture brides

Partner Work These are primary documents from the United States Department of Commerce and Labor Immigration Service for the Hong Sling family (1) Read the application and answer the questions (10 minutes) (2) Read the interview between Hong Sling and Immigration Inspector Howard D. Ebey and answer the questions (25 minutes) (3) Read Inspector Ebeys Recommendation (10 minutes)