Originally Chinese males (they left their wives, etc. at home) immigrated to California during the Gold Rush of 1849.
Then in the 1860's more Chinese men immigrated to build the railroad thru the Sierra Mountains, which was completed on or around 1869. The eastern portion of the railroad was primarily constructed by Irish males. They both linked up in Utah (railroad completed).
No one will ever know, the wages varied from a lot to probably just barter (trade no money involved).
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Yes, they did.
America was an Occidental (Western) society; the Chinese came from an Oriental (Eastern) society...the Chinese had to work & live within their new surroundings.
The main reason that the Chinese came to America was for the economic opportunities that existed here. They first started coming during the California Gold Rush. The main reason that the Chinese came to America was to find more economic opportunities.
The Chinese came to America in 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
No one will ever know, the wages varied from a lot to probably just barter (trade no money involved).
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St. Brendan is thought to be the first Irishman to reach the American continent.
There were exceptions to every rule. During WW2, immigration was restricted.
Einstein was visiting the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, and did not go back to Germany
the Chinese discovered America notchristopher Columbus the Chinese did
When he was a teenager.
Of course...you can't.
The gold rush of the early 1850s in Victoria. was responsible for large numbers of immigrants making their way into Victoria. the majority of these immigrants were Chinese from the south of China. Political upheaval and natural disasters had cause great poverty in the homeland. The Chinese immigrants referred to the goldfields as the 'New Gold Mountain'.
Museum of Chinese in America was created in 1980.
yes, as long as you don't imigrate.