Asian Immigration Time Line

By jacetomko

  • First Asians to Immigrate

    In the 1850s the first Asians immigrated to the United States to work on gold mines and railroads to earn money, get a job and achieve the american dream.
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    Asian American Discrimination

    In 1860 to 1885, there was a lot of discrimination against Asians from White Americans. Asians would not get the same right or freedoms as White Americans. Asian Workers did not get paid the same as White American Workers and Asian students did not get the same education as White students. Riots and Massacres started against Asian people and many were robbed, murdered or attacked (The Chinese Massacre of 1871 and The Rock Springs Massacre in 1885).

  • First Chinese American Strike

    In 1867, The Chinese workers on the Central Pacific Railroad demanded a higher wage. 5,000 workers walked out. They wanted 45 dollars a month instead of 31 dollars and only 8 hours a day. The company said they would raise to 35 a month but Chinese workers and labors were not having it and kept going on strike. The company isolated the strikers and cut off their food supply, which resulted in the workers surrendering.

  • First Chinatown

    In 1870, the first Chinatown was made in Las Vegas, California. The first Chinatown was a short alley 50 feet wide and a block long. Despite the discrimination, Chinatown was made because Chinese immigrants held a dominant economic position in the Los Angeles laundry and produce industries.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was made. It banned Chinese immigration for ten years. More Japanese migrated them instead.
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    First Koreans come to the United States

    Peter Ryu arrives in Hawaii as the first Korea Immigrant in 1901. 103 Korea's came after him.
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    First Asian Indians come to the United States

    65,000 Asian Indians come to the United States between 1905 and 1924
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    Asians get jobs

    Asians start to get good jobs like working in government.
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    American and white people start to understand Asian culture

    American and white people start to accept and not discriminate against Chinese because they start to understand the Asian Culture
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    Asians still do labor work

    Asians still help americans succeed and make railroads to this day

  • Asians in the United States

    in 2010, there 17,320,856 Asians in the United States. 5.6% of the Untied States population. Asians are the biggest immigrant group.