The Chinese were discriminated against heavily in the early days of America because they were viewed as thieves. This is because during the gold rush days, many Americans were led to California through false dreams of striking it rich. When they failed to strike it rich, as happened most of the time, they wanted someone to blame. The Chinese immigrants who had done well serving meals and selling goods to the gold miners seemed like the right ones to blame.
Additionally, it should be noted that even after the US Civil War, Freed slaves, Indians, (Native Americans ) and Chinese people were not considered by many Americans to fall into the categories of people that the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution spoke about. As the Chinese were non Christians and of a different race that the Whites that controlled the USA, they were scorned as a people and discriminated against.
There were two main reasons why Chinese were forbidden to immigrate by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882: (1) unemployment was higher than it had been in previous years and Chinese immigrants were willing to work for lower wages, so other workers felt the Chinese were taking jobs away from them; and (2) racism.
Discrimination is one of mankind's earliest traits. many people feel that anybody who isn't just like us for things we will seize on as important should be shunned.
Discrimination can be based on several factors. In the case of European descended Americans the Chinese
A close examination of these factors indicates no real problem except being "different". For people inclined to discriminate agains others, this is enough.
Because of national and ethnic interest. Same reason why Immigration is discouraged between other nationalities and/or races/ethnicities.
Because Eastern (Oriental) cultures and Western (Occidental) cultures are different; and they clashed.
There is so much prejudice against the Chinese in America because many Americans think that the Chinese think that they are smarter than them. They are intimidated and uneducated about the Chinese culture.
i believe it was because of their looks and because of how scrawny most of the chinese people were and how nimble. especially langauge. at least thats all i know.
Being discriminated against for your religion
The Yuan government discriminated against the Chinese and suppressed their culture.
Discriminated against but not nearly as much as other immigrants, in hopes they'd be like the Germans developing there culture. -cat-
You have to be more specific as to when, because various groups have been discriminated against at different times. Chinese immigrants were discriminated against on the west coast at one time, as were Catholic immigrants.
They discriminated in that punishments for crimes were not the same for the Chinese.
There is so much prejudice against the Chinese in America because many Americans think that the Chinese think that they are smarter than them. They are intimidated and uneducated about the Chinese culture.
i believe it was because of their looks and because of how scrawny most of the chinese people were and how nimble. especially langauge. at least thats all i know.
They discriminated because punishments for crimes were unequal.
They Killed the Chinese
They discriminated in that punishments for crimes were not the same for the Chinese.
Being discriminated against for your religion
The Yuan government discriminated against the Chinese and suppressed their culture.
As we all know.
Discriminated against but not nearly as much as other immigrants, in hopes they'd be like the Germans developing there culture. -cat-
Badly. The newest of the immigrants are always discriminated against. They usually had the worst jobs ex. Think about how immigrants are treated today.