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6) The Chinese
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Presents essays, articles, and other kinds of writings on the experiences of Chinese immigrants in America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, covering such topics as the Transcontinental Railroad, racism, and fleeing communism, and profiles cellist Yo-Yo Ma, skater Michelle Kwan, and scientist David Ho.
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Describes the experiences of Chinese immigrants upon arriving in the United States in 1850. The readers choices reveal historical details from the perspective of Chinese immigrants who mine for gold, work on the Transcontinental Railroad, or settle in San Franciscos Chinatown.
10) Angel Island
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This book examines the experiences of Chinese immigrants during the 1900s as they passed through Angel Island, an immigration station on San Francisco Bay.
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A Chinese-American woman, Li Keng Gee remembers her journey to America with her family during a time of racism and poverty. Describes the food, the festivals, and her father's disability. Also discusses the struggle of becoming part of a new nation, to graduate from college, and to birth three children.
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In the late 1800s, racial tensions between white and Chinese Americans were high. The US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. This act restricted immigration from China. The Chinese Exclusion Act and Its Relevance Today explores this act's effects and its influence on modern immigration laws.
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Their ancestors came from one of the world's most ancient civilizations. From a country rich in history and tradition, they journeyed across the globe to a new frontier rich in little but opportunity. Excluded from most of those opportunities by a dark wall of racial discrimination, they were forced to settle in stifling tenements that came to be called Chinatown. Yet they not only survived, but prospered, becoming one of the most successful immigrant...