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Lesson 7 The Experiences of a Chinese Immigrant, 1880-1903 1. Background Knowledge 2. Text Analysis 3. Exercises 4. Questions For Discussion Distant Education College, Jilin University Extensive Reading III
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge 1.Californian Gold Rush:On January 24,1848,James W. Marshall discovered gold in the sawmill on the South Fork of the American River at Coloma,which led to a concerted rush to the place.Within a few months one of the greatest international migrations of all time was on.People poured into California by land and sea,among them were Chinese.The land was booming. By 1852,its population had grown to nearly 250,000 from 800 in 1848.It was a time of violence and lawlessness,for some of the immigrants were reckless and unruly thieves,holdup men, gamblers and outlaws.From the mid-1850's,the yield of the gold mines declined,but the discovery of rich silver deposits in Nevada in 1859 and the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 encouraged the influx of more immigrants.(Picture) More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 1. Californian Gold Rush: On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in the sawmill on the South Fork of the American River at Coloma, which led to a concerted rush to the place. Within a few months one of the greatest international migrations of all time was on. People poured into California by land and sea, among them were Chinese. The land was booming. By 1852, its population had grown to nearly 250,000 from 800 in 1848. It was a time of violence and lawlessness, for some of the immigrants were reckless and unruly thieves, holdup men, gamblers and outlaws. From the mid-1850’s, the yield of the gold mines declined, but the discovery of rich silver deposits in Nevada in 1859 and the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 encouraged the influx of more immigrants. (Picture) More
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge 2.Transcontinental Railroad:The first transcontinental railroad from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast was completed in 1869.In 1864,the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were commissioned to build the railroad.The Union Pacific was to start at the Missouri River and build westward, while the Central Pacific was to begin from the west coast building eastward.The railroad companies were paid by the miles of rails laid.Because of the furious race between the two companies,cheap labor were called for to speed up the construction of the rails. More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 2. Transcontinental Railroad: The first transcontinental railroad from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast was completed in 1869. In 1864, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were commissioned to build the railroad. The Union Pacific was to start at the Missouri River and build westward, while the Central Pacific was to begin from the west coast building eastward. The railroad companies were paid by the miles of rails laid. Because of the furious race between the two companies, cheap labor were called for to speed up the construction of the rails. More
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge The Chinese who had built the Great Wall showed their industry,endurance and efficiency in their work,and more Chinese laborers were invited to the United States and warmly welcomed.The Chinese laborers also built the Northwest Pacific Railroad,extending the benefits of the transcontinental to the Northwest territory. More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University The Chinese who had built the Great Wall showed their industry, endurance and efficiency in their work, and more Chinese laborers were invited to the United States and warmly welcomed. The Chinese laborers also built the Northwest Pacific Railroad, extending the benefits of the transcontinental to the Northwest territory. More
Distant Education College Jilin University Background Knowledge 3.Chinese Americans:It is said that Chinese Buddhists arrived in the Americas a thousand years before Columbus,but there was no follow-up migration of the Chinese to America until 1784,when the American trading ships visited Canton. The first wave of the Chinese migration was triggered by the California Gold Rush.Then more Chinese came to California and other Pacific coastal regions.Most of them were engaged in railroad building,exploitation of mines,and clearance of farm lands in the western frontier.Then they established some Chinese restaurants for the Chinese laborers,and a laundry,a business with no competition from the white men. More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 3. Chinese Americans: It is said that Chinese Buddhists arrived in the Americas a thousand years before Columbus, but there was no follow-up migration of the Chinese to America until 1784, when the American trading ships visited Canton. The first wave of the Chinese migration was triggered by the California Gold Rush. Then more Chinese came to California and other Pacific coastal regions. Most of them were engaged in railroad building, exploitation of mines, and clearance of farm lands in the western frontier. Then they established some Chinese restaurants for the Chinese laborers, and a laundry, a business with no competition from the white men. More
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge In 1870s and 1880s,there came an Anti-Chinese Movement in California,because the Chinese worked hard and were willing to accept lower but reasonable wages.Resentment sometimes led to persecution and even massacres in some places.Laws were passed to exclude the Chinese.Later,many Chinese laborers fled California,the breeding-place for anti-Chinese agents,and settled in New York City and Hawaii.The earlier Chinese Americans chiefly lived in“Chinese Streets”,“Chinese Quarter"or Chinatown and formed an almost exclusive Chinese community.(Picture) More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University In 1870s and 1880s, there came an Anti-Chinese Movement in California, because the Chinese worked hard and were willing to accept lower but reasonable wages. Resentment sometimes led to persecution and even massacres in some places. Laws were passed to exclude the Chinese. Later, many Chinese laborers fled California, the breeding-place for anti-Chinese agents, and settled in New York City and Hawaii. The earlier Chinese Americans chiefly lived in “Chinese Streets”, “Chinese Quarter” or Chinatown and formed an almost exclusive Chinese community. (Picture) More
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge 4.Melting Pot:a container in which metals can be melted. America is taken as a melting pot,because it is a country of immigrants.No one knows when this term was first applied to American society.The phrase is said to be derived from a play of that name by Israel Zangwill.The national decision to exclude the Chinese from the United States is an institutionalized departure from the melting pot concept. More
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 4. Melting Pot: a container in which metals can be melted. America is taken as a melting pot, because it is a country of immigrants. No one knows when this term was first applied to American society. The phrase is said to be derived from a play of that name by Israel Zangwill. The national decision to exclude the Chinese from the United States is an institutionalized departure from the melting pot concept. More
Distant Education College,Jilin University Background Knowledge 5.Sunday School:an institution for the moral and religious instruction of children and,sometimes,of adolescents and adults.The Sunday school usually meets in a church building on Sunday for an hour or so.It also serves the purpose of making friends and learning English. Return
Background Knowledge Distant Education College, Jilin University 5. Sunday School: an institution for the moral and religious instruction of children and, sometimes, of adolescents and adults. The Sunday school usually meets in a church building on Sunday for an hour or so. It also serves the purpose of making friends and learning English. Return
Distant Education College,Jilin University Questions for Discussion 1.Why did so many Chineseemigrate to the United States?What experiences were they likely to have? 2.Why were early Chinese immigrants treated unfairly? Return
Questions for Discussion Distant Education College, Jilin University 1. Why did so many Chinese emigrate to the United States? What experiences were they likely to have? 2.Why were early Chinese immigrants treated unfairly? Return
Distant Education College,Jilin University Exercises 1.True/False Questions 2.Multiple-choice Questions Return
Exercises Distant Education College, Jilin University 1. True/False Questions 2. Multiple-choice Questions Return