ASIAN AM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Asian Americans, Spice Trade, Colonial India
8 Nov 2016
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South asian immigration develops u. s. history within transnational framework. Connects u. s. history with colonial expansionist efforts of other countries. Period where india designated area was under jurisdiction of european colonial powers. Rise of british india: 16th century england and netherlands challenged dominance of portugal in asian. Spice trade: 1600, england chartered east india company, 1720, british eclipsed dutch in textile trade replaced spice trade as most lucrative trade as most lucrative trade. Economic dominance signaled rise of british colonialism in india. 1858 1947, india under rule of great britain: encompassed almost all of present-day india, pakistan, and bangladesh. Indian laborers migrated british west indies, east africa. Canada early 1900s: heavy recruitment of workers from india by british to work on canadian railroads. Recruited mostly sikhs from punjabi region: notable influx of punjabi sikhs caused canadians, government to pass laws in. 1908 to limit south asian immigration to california. Punjabi sikhs began to immigrate to u. s. due to restrictions in california.
