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Gets Fired
Ching gets fired from his job producing silk in China. Loses his house. Lives on the street. -
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Lives on Streets
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Decides to Move to America
Decides to immigrate to America from China by steamboat to look for a better life since he got fired from his job spinning silk in China. He brings only 100 yuan and a change of clothing. He is 26 when he immigrates. -
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Gets on Boat to America
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Makes a Friend
Makes a friend named Jin Lin on the boat. They get through the trip together. -
Gets Sick
Catches the common flu from another passenger on the boat. His body is not used to this kind of sickness, so he gets really sick. -
Obtained at Angel Island
Obtained at Angel island because he was sick when going through the line to get passed through to America. Jin Lin goes through to work on railroads. -
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Obtained at Angel Island
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Meets a Girl
Meets a girl named Sun Park. -
Is Released from Angel Island
Ching and Sun are released from Angel Island because of overcrowding. Although, he is highly discriminated against because of the Chinese Exclusion Act and still can not find a job, so he goes to mine for gold. -
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Mining for Gold
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Marries Sun
Marries Sun Park near the gold mines. -
Finds Gold
After months of difficult mining alone with the gear he spent all his money on, he finds gold. -
Cashes in Gold
Cashes in all his gold for $500.00. -
Buys Himself a Farm
Buys himself a cow farm, and settles down with his wife. -
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Lives On His Farm
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Has a Kid
Has a kid, names him Timmy. -
Has Another Kid
Has a kid, names him Johnny. -
Dies of Old Age
After a good, long life, Ching dies at his farm with his wife and kids by his side, at theageof84.