2.The Chinese laundryman does not learn his trade in China;there are no laundries in China.The women there do the washing in tubs and have no washboards or flat irons.All the Chinese laundrymen here were taught in the first place by American women just as I was taught. 3.When I went to work for that American family I could not speak a word of English,and I did not know anything about housework.The family consisted of husband,wife and two children.They were very good to me and paid me $3.50 a week,of which I could save $3.2. The Chinese laundryman does not learn his trade in China; there are no laundries in China. The women there do the washing in tubs and have no washboards or flat irons. All the Chinese laundrymen here were taught in the first place by American women just as I was taught. 3. When I went to work for that American family I could not speak a word of English, and I did not know anything about housework. The family consisted of husband, wife and two children. They were very good to me and paid me $3.50 a week, of which I could save $3