https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50 en-us 2023-05-08 20:52:07 UTC 2026-01-16 16:18:17 UTC hello@padlet.com kmonterro0012 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618633418 In May 6, 1882 the Chinese exclusion act was approved. This banned Chinese people from entering/working in the US for 10 yrs. The US then got rid of this ban because China became an ally when WW2 happened.https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Freimaginingmigration.org%2Fthe-chinese-exclusion-act-resources%2F&psig=AOvVaw0u_qafAEG-R-P8HJYug0mx&ust=1686346978935000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCPiMzJnStP8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD]]> 2023-06-08 21:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618633418 kmonterro0012 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618633731 The Gold Rush in SF, California caused lots of immigrants to come to the US, trying their luck in the mines. Unfortunately, many of the Chinese were being discriminated against by whites. They still were able to work though, mostly in train industries. 90% of the workers who built the Central Pacific Railroad.https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Ftopic%2FCentral-Pacific-Railroad&psig=AOvVaw2XCbc4EQY4FS2rau3sHHEy&ust=1686346947600000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjRxqFwoTCMDNuIjStP8CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD]]> 2023-06-08 21:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618633731 dpatek0001 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618635685 The opium wars were one of the main reasons why the Chinese immigrants flocked to the US. They caused the economic crisis and pushed people to come.

Memory]]> 2023-06-08 21:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618635685 dpatek0001 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618638006 The very first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1848 one man and two women. About 2 years later almost 20,000 Chinese immigrants arrived in what's known as the "Gold Mountain"
https://www.inside-guide-to-san-francisco-tourism.com/chinatown-history.html]]> 2023-06-08 21:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618638006 dpatek0001 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618645046 Lucy Liu is a first gen immigrant with her parents coming from China. She was born in New York and Also raised there.
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-of-chinese-descent/celebrity-lists]]> 2023-06-08 22:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618645046 dpatek0001 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618690503 The Immigration Act of 1965 made it so that not only immigrants of European descent could immigrate to the United States. This Act was one of a few things that caused Chinese immigration to the U.S. to start anew.
https://reimaginingmigration.org/chinese-immigrants-to-the-us-past-and-present/]]> 2023-06-08 23:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618690503 dpatek0001 https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618695432 In 2019 the number of Chinese immigrants in the Americas peaked at around 2.5 million. While it has dropped slightly it's mostly because of the immigration restrictions from the Trump administration. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/chinese-immigrants-united-states]]> 2023-06-08 23:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dpatek0001/zi3u2v5mri2h8g50/wish/2618695432