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Chinese people first came in the 1850s for the Gold Rush, after it ended, many became farmhands and railroad workers. Chinese people often worked for less than American people, so hate began to grow as people feared the Chinese would take their jobs and their money.
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In 1882, hostility towards the Chinese and worsened during the Great Depression and Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. With jobs growing scarce, the American people feared that Chinese people would take what few jobs there were. This act prohibited Chinese immigration into the US. The Chinese people in China reacted to this by boycotting trade with America until the act was lifted.
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The first Chinatown appeared in 1900, but after 1965, the number of Chinatown continued to grow. There are around 50 Chinatowns in the US today, such a the one in New York.
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After China allied with the US during World War ll, the Exclusion Act was repealed. But only 105 Chinese people a year were admitted into the US.
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In 1965, The US finally lifted all restrictions on Chinese immigration and the number of Chinese immigrants soared. These people made up the second wave of Chinese immigration, the first being in 1850
