ASAMST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Promontory Point, Utah, Tenant Farmer, Edward Said
23 Jul 2018
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Asians are the fastest growing group in the united states. Took on the most dangerous works (hazardous work with explosions in order to tunnel through the hills) Contribution to the opening of the west. Q how did chinese migrants transform the american west in the second half of the. Building the transcontinental railroad (1869, promontory point, utah) Weren"t included in the celebration after the completion of the railroad. Worked as tenant farmer, because they are not allowed to own lands. Subject to legislation, enforcement of tax on chinese. The chinese massacre of the united states. Violence in wyoming: whites attacked their chinese coworkers to drive them out. Mysterious re that burned down san jose chinatown. Exponential growth of chinese population during the gold rush. Everything a person need is all close at hand. They provide the kinship network away from the hometown. Help you settle, gather and collect the money. The consolidation of the benevolent associations in the chinatown.
