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Domingues and Escalante were some of the first Hispanic people to come to Utah. They originally claimed it as part of "New Mexico" and wanted to settle here.

Other Hispanic immigrants came to Utah looking for work. Many of them ended up working at orchards or on farms. They are one of the largest groups of immigrants that came to Utah.

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African Americans came to Utah in a variety of ways. Some came as mountain men and explorers. Some came with the pioneers after having joined their church. Others came as slaves with their owners moving for other reasons.

Some people freed their slaves when they arrived in Utah. Slavery was officially illegal in 1862.

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People came from Southeast Asia for a variety of reasons. Many Philippine immigrants came to work and send money back.

In the 1970's there was a lot of war in this area. As a result, many refugees came to Utah to escape the war.

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Chinese immigrants came to the United States because of droughts, typhoons, and other natural disasters in China. They came to San Francisco and made their way to Utah while working on the transcontinental railroad.

Once they were in Utah, many settled in Ogden and Salt Lake. They eventually started other business such as grocery stores and laundry.

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Many Japanese Immigrants came to Utah during WW2. Because the United States was concerned that they were spies, they moved them from the coasts and sent them to relocation camps.

One of the most well known camps in Utah was at Topaz.

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British immigrants came to Utah for many different reasons. Some of the first British immigrants came as fur trappers and traders.

Other British immigrants came with the Mormon pioneers. After they sent missionaries to Great Britain, many of them came to Utah to join the other pioneers.

British immigrants worked a variety of jobs but are responsible for starting the textile mills.

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Like the Italians, many single Greeks came over to work on the railroad and in the mines. Greece was very poor at this time so they hoped to earn money and send it back.

Men decided to stay longer and their wives would move over from Greece to join them in Utah. Many began to work in the copper mines or opened bakeries, restaurants, coffeehouses, hotels, and grocery stores.

The Greeks faced a lot of discrimination and they would often be paid less because they were Greek and they would strike so that they would be paid what they deserve.

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Many Italians came to Utah to help on the railroad or in the mines.

While they only planned to stay for a short time, many eventually ended up marrying and having families in Utah.

They stayed in the Northern part of Utah and ended up branching out to create other business such as shoe making, goat cheese, and Helper Street Bank.