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The great depression caused a lot of unemployment, which was bad for America. Instead of looking to find out what the people did wrong, they blamed the Chinese, and took their jobs away from them - which is ironic, because that is what they were accusing the chinese of doing in the first place. Instead, they should have actually figured out what the problem was, and solve the problem for everybody.

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What does citicaship mean

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Oh that garter snake has alot more freedom than I have

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Little did I know I would replace the pigs and the cows

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1. anti-asian violence today is rooted in what has been happening for over 100 years. Asians have been treated unfairly for years, and it was just until about 50 years ago when white people started to recognize the issues with they ways that we treat asians americans in our country.

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"The Central Pacific's Chinese immigrant workers received $26-$35 a month for a 12-hour day, 6-day work week and had to provide their own food and tents. White workers received about $35 a month and were furnished with food and shelter"(Timeline of events).

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Oregon banned all interracial marriages. The state’s ban on interracial marriages was extended to prevent Whites from marrying anyone who was 1⁄4 or more Chinese, or Hawaiian, and 1⁄2 or more Native American. It was previously illegal for Whites and Blacks to marry"(Timeline of events).

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"But Chinese laundrymen were also pushed into this occupation.  Laundry work was not a traditional man’s occupation in China, but in America it was one of the few opportunities available to them"(From China to Gold Mountain 151-52).

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The Chinese were called savage, childlike, immoral, and pagan.  All three groups shared a common identity: they were people of color.  This was made clear in 1854 when California’s state supreme court ruled that “Chinese and other people not white” could not give evidence against whites in court.  California also passed a state law banning marriage between a white person and an Asian, black, or mixed-race person. (152-53)
This made white defendants much more likely to walk away because of the lack of witness intel being provided making white people invulnerable towards minorities in court.

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The United States passes the Chinese Exclusion Act, suspending the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States and denying Chinese the right to become American citizens.  It is the first U. S. restriction on immigration based on race and nationality, and stops large scale Chinese immigration for sixty years.
This act prevented Chinese people from becoming American citizens for no real reason. It also didn't help the economy because Chinese workers were not an uncommon sight.

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Another example of the racism that reflects Anti-Asian violence today: "California’s state supreme court ruled that 'Chinese and other people not white' could not give evidence against whites in court.  California also passed a state law banning marriage between a white person and an Asian, black, or mixed-race person" (Ch. 8: From China to Gold Mountain 152-53).

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"For the second-generation Chinese Americans, education was viewed as a way to advance in society.  Yet at home, two cultures sometimes clashed.  Young people simply wanted more independence and more choice for themselves than their traditional parents allowed.  Many youngsters experienced painfully torn feelings, pulled by their ethnic identity and by their desire to fit into the larger American society. (163)"

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Although there hasn't been much change, there have been acts of movement to stop the oppression of asians. In 1867 there was a strike that Chinese people who were working on the railroads went on because they wanted to be payed more. It didn't work.

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Something had gone wrong in America, and an age of economic opportunity seemed to be coming to an end.  The economy took a downturn.  Unemployment rose as thousands of men and women were thrown out of work.  In this context of economic crisis and social strife, the Chinese were seen as outsiders who came to “steal” the jobs of white Americans.  Support for the Exclusion Act was overwhelming. (154)

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"Portland Board of Realty approved a “Code of Ethics” prohibiting realtors and bankers from selling property in white neighborhoods to people of color or providing mortgages for such purchases."

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"Many of the negative ideas and images that had been associated with African Americans and Native Americans were applied to the Chinese, too.  The Chinese were called savage, childlike, immoral, and pagan.  All three groups shared a common identity: they were people of color" (Ch. 8: From China to Gold Mountain 152-153).

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"Ethnic hostility in the mines, factories, and fields forced thousands of Chinese into self-employment.  They opened stores, restaurants, and especially laundries.  Many chose laundry work because it was easier and less expensive to open a laundry than to start other businesses… But Chinese laundrymen were also pushed into this occupation.  Laundry work was not a traditional man’s occupation in China, but in America it was one of the few opportunities available to them." (151-52)

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''Many of the negative ideas and images that had been associated with African Americans and Native Americans were applied to the Chinese, too.  The Chinese were called savage, childlike, immoral, and pagan. ''

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Anti asian violence is reflects back to the fundamentals this country was build on. Dispide calling our country the land of the free, but it was really only free for the white man. An example of asian hate in history is working in low income jobs, and being stuck in a low income class.