Conclusion

                    The process of Chinese immigrate to the United State was really hard in the 19^th century. People in that time not like today, they need to spend much time to improve their language skill, study other progressive technology and other skill they didn’t know. The ancestors of China needed to keep their own traditional culture; at the same time, they also needed to learn American advantages. Because of their endeavor, they have their own community now. They made sturdy foundation for their descendants.

                    Nowadays, the life of Chinese American is better than before. They have their right of citizen, they have a good education and they have a good job. The Chinese American lives in the United State is not that hard today. Since Chinese government doesn’t block the people to travel to other countries now, they are very easy to come to the United State. But Chinese still have the significant role in the United State. They motived the economy of the United State; the Chinese food still affect the United State, more and more American like to eat Chinese cuisine; and the Chinese festival still is an effect in the United State, there are many activities when these festivals are coming, such as the Lion Dancing, Dorgan Dance and firecracker which are the traditional performance in China.     

                   In a conclusion, more and more Chinese migrate to the United State, even the old people today. More and more children are sent to the United State to study. More and more young men have a good job in the United State, not the low-price laborers anymore. More and more Chinese see their future in the United State so that there are many Chinese in the United State now.  

 
 

What were their influences to the United State?

Though, Chinese American had many influences to China, at the same time, they had some effects to the United State.

 The most obvious is the economy. Chinese laborers are especially important to the United State at that time. They work as cheap laborers, but they work hard and long-time every day. They helped the United State to build railroad, work in the factories and open the rich resource for the low price. They contributed a lot on the economy in the United State, especially during the Civil War; so many companies wanted employ Chinese laborers.

There were many Chinese foods were introduced into the United State in 19^th Century. We could find a lot of Chinese restaurants in the small or large town, especially in the Chinatown. And many American like to eat in the Chinese restaurants, especially the Guangdong cuisine. Chinese tea also was very famous in the 19^th century in the United State. There also had many unique ingredients were introduced into the United State, such as soy sauce and ginger (1). Many America use those ingredients to cook in the family.

The traditional festivals in China also affect the United State. The most important festivals in China are New Year and Spring Break. They are also the school holiday in the United State. Chinese American celebrated holidays with family just like Chinese.

The Chinese spot--- Chinatown also the huge influence to the United State. Many Americas like shopping or walking in the Chinatown, because they can know more Chinese cultures there. Also, Chinatown was very famous in the world, it motivated many other foreigners come to the United State to visit.

Day by day, Chinese American had more influences to the United State. As they influence their country, they also influence the United State.  They were the bridge of these two countries.  

                                                            Citation

(1)   "Chinese Immigration to the United States." Chinese Immigration. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.

 

 

 

What were their influences to China?

In 19^th Century, there were many Chinese students studied in the United State chose to go back to China to contribute their own country.

The most famous is Yung Wing, who was “the first International students in the United State”. He graduated from Yale College 1854. After he finished he study in the United State, he went back to China and worked with western missionaries as an interpreter. In 1859, he was invited to be court of Taiping rebels and he accepted, but his goal at increasing the efficiency of Heavenly Kingdom was refused by Taiping rebels. He also dispatched to the United State to buy machinery by Zeng Goufan, because Qing Government planned to open an arsenal to increase the ability of producing the heavy weapons (1). He also had a significant role in Chinese Education. He pressured Qing Government to send young Chinese to the United State to study western education, especially the science and engineering. With the help of Qing Government, he organized the Chinese Education Mission, which the plan for 120 Chinese students to study in the United State. He spent much time to made may kids in the Chinese Education Mission way to Yale College. The Chinese Education Mission made an important contribution the aspect of science and engineering in China. 

Jeme Tien Yow, also is the one of the most famous International Student in the United State. His major was civil engineering, especially on railroad and he also graduated from Yale College in 1881. After he went back to China, he joined in the Imperial Chinese Navy and serviced there for a few years. In 1888, he became a railroad engineer (2). At that time, the Viceroy, Li Hongzhang planned to build a railroad from Peking to Tientsin. At first, the British engineer Claude W. Kinder as the chief engineer of the railroad and Jeme Tien Yow was assistor for him. But finally, he became the full engineer of the railroad. He spent about 12 years to build the railroad; at the end, he finished the railroad which was named Peking Mukden Line (3). After his first assignment, he also built Kowloon-Canton Railway without any foreign assistor (4). That was an important development of the railroad in China.

There were many International students made important contribution for China in 19^th century. In the other word, Chinese immigrate to the United State, not only just for themselves; at the same time, they also think about how to develop their country.  





Citation
(1)   "Chinese Undergraduate Students at Yale | History." Chinese Undergraduate Students at Yale | History. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
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How were their lives in the United State?

The Chinese forces to go to the United State to escape the civil wars and economic trouble in China. In fact, when they arrived to the United State first, it was too hard to them to live with American. Have you through there were many Chinese immigrate to the United State, and the cultures of China are very different with American’s. So how were their lives here? What’s different with in the China? And what’s similar in the China?

Most of Chinese went to the United State became laborer. The first Chinese were hired in 1865 at about 28 dollars a month (1). They were very hard-working and enterprising, even it was slow and difficult to them. They also used techniques they had learned in China to complete their work. There were many Chinese workers and laborers died and perished in the winter and dangerous conditions (2). Their works are systematic and effectives that make a lot of profit for the Company. According the data statistic, by the summer of 1868, there were 4000 workers helped build the California Central Railroad, two thirds of them were Chinese (3).  They had their own community; they lived in simply dwellings (log cabins), cooked their own meals and talked their own language. They workday was from sunrise to sunset, six days in the weed. When they had free time or had vacations, they often went to fishing or dried oysters, fruits, mushrooms and seaweed to make their own traditional food (4). They didn’t spend a lot, they save about 20 dollars a month to give back to their family.

    In the late 19^th century, not only the male came to the United State, but also the female did. At first, because of the Chinese conventional rules, women must stay at home; take care of their husbands, kids and housework. Also the language battier was the most important reason that the Chinese American women hardly worked outside of their jobs (5).

There were some children followed their parents to come to the United State in the 19^th Century. Under their traditional thoughts, parents tried to drill Chinese language and culture to their kids, sent then to Chinese schools and stay with other Chinese children, encouraged their children to excel in American Education, and arranged their marriages (6).   

             Also, the Chinese student was an important part of Sino-American. At that time, Qing Government blocked the people to travel, but the students. So that a good opportunity to the Chinese students to go to the United State. One the one hand, they would face more challenges in their life that will help them in the future; on the other hand, they had more choice to choose stay in the United State or go back to China.
Actually, the life of the Sino-American was hard and painstaking, not like today. We can image how hard it was! They had the different language, different culture, and different custom and different thought. They must spend much time to into another community successful

                                                             Citation
       (1)   "CHINESE-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD." CHINESE-AMERICAN CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013
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       (5)   Poon, Weichi. "Overview of the History of Chinese Immigrant Women." THE LIFE EXPERIENCES OF CHINESE IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN THE U.S. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.

 

  

 

Why Chinese wanted to go to America in 19th century? What’s their specific goal?

            In 19^th century, some came to “The Gold Mountain”, some come to the United State for having a good opportunity of developing their jobs, and some rice people come to the United State for having better life or studying.

Chinese migrated to the United State can be divided into three periods actually (1).

 
The first period is from 1849 to 1882. The first one is the shortest. It began after the California Gold Rush, which is goal for most of Chinese came to the United State (2). They left home because of economic and political problem in China. Many young men come to the west of United State to be the laborers, such as railroad laborers, agricultural laborers or the laborers in the manufacturing industries.  After several years, because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, it was ended (3). The Chinese Exclusion Act was agreed with Congress and approved on May, 6 1882. It was the first significant laws to suppress migration to the United State (4). Though the Chinese Exclusion Act had an important role to restraining migrant population, after the Chinese Exclusion Act, there were still about 11000 Chinese in the United State.
  

 

The second period is from 1882 to 1965. During that time, only diplomats, merchants, and students and their dependents were allowed to come to the United State (5). Since 1870s, Chinese Qing government began to allow the young people to study in the United State, and they also had the Chinese Education Mission, which is the first group of students studied in the United State. Yung Wing, the most famous Chinese student who studied in the Yale University. He also was the first student graduated from the USA. After him, many youth came to the United State for studying; Sun Yat-Sen also was an international student in Hawaii, USA. After 1964 and 1965, the Civil Rights Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act brought more Chinese migrated to the United State (6). These new laws helped Chinese were easier to go to the United State. With these laws help, thousands of Chinese people came to the America each year.  

The third period is from 1965 to present. Nowadays, more and more Chinese come to the United State. Because they are mostly settle in the west the United State, such as California and west of the Rocky Mountain, western development of economy defined their role for the United State.  There are many Chinatowns in the many cities in the United State. By the late 19^th century, approximately over 80% of the Chinese population was found in Chinatown in major cities, such as the San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and New York. Through Chinese American live in the United State, they still have their tradition; they established their roots in Chinatown. In fact, in the 19^th century, most of Chinese immigrants could not saw the future in the United State, so they created and developed their efficient Chinese lifestyle.

In a conclusion, the Chinese come to the United State because of economy, technology and maybe they want a new environment to create the life they want. In a word, their goal for coming to the United State just for their future.


                                                              Citation

(1)   "Chinese Immigration to the United States." Chinese Immigration. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
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Introduction

            Have you thought why there are many Chinese come to the United State? Have you thought how the first group of Chinese come to the United State was when you saw there many Chinese walking on the street? Today, many of the Chinese come to the United State, some for traveling, some for their business, some for their job, some for studying, and some for having a better life. Today, there are many Chinese-American live in the United State, though they live in America; they also keep their traditional and distinct culture or custom. So, do you know why the ancestor of Chinese wanted to go to the United State? This blog will help you clearly to know the processing of the ancestor of Chinese come to America.

            In fact, the Chinese began coming to America in the late 19^th century. But, have you thought why they don’t stay in China.  So, let’s compare the background of China in the 19^th century with America’s.

            In the late 19^th century, there were many conflicts in China.
           
            In 1838 to 1842, the first Opium War happened in Nanjing, because Chinese wanted to protect their country. The second Opium War, also called the Arrow War, fought from 1856 to 1860. These wars were the Chinese against the Great British. Because of these wars, China opened five ports in southern part of China to British; The Opium War was a huge change for their traditional life and economy in South (1).

Also, there were some revolts occurred in 1840s, the most famous and the biggest rebellion is Taiping Rebellion. But Taiping Rebellion was the worst civil war in Chinese history. At that time, China was very chaos and people didn’t have the stable life.

After the internal rebellions were suppressed by the Qing Government, but there were also many international problem of China in 1860s. Many other countries wanted  to own the territories in China. After 1860s, China was embroiled in the international conflicts: in 1870, the Tianjin Massacre with France; in 1879, the lli crisis with Russia; from 1884 to 1885, the Sino-French War; and the most famous external war was the Sino-Japanese War from 1894 to 1895 (2).

        
In the late 19^th century, the government of China also had the huge change. Sun Yat-Sen, who is the one of the most famous politicians in China, formed a secret revolutionary society (3). That society helped China out of their actual difficulty in the early 20^th century.

 

At the same time in the America, the United States grew at a dramatic rate because of the Industrial Revolution. A large number of people moved to the cities. During 1880s, there were many people come from around the world also helped increasing the population in the cities in the United State (4). Day by day, the economy and business in the United State were better and faster. Many people who come from around the world wanted to have a nice job, earn more money for family, for the better life, or have the better education; they all come to the United State.   

 

Citation

(1)   "Part 1: Introduction." Chinese History. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2013.
(2)   "Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise Political History of China." Chinese Cultural Studies: Concise Political History of China. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2013
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(4)   "City Life in the Late 19th Century - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress." City Life in the Late 19th Century - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2013.