History of Chinese Immigration to the United States | Genealogy Roadshow

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Keywords
immigration Genealogy Roadshow genealogy Chinese Americans Chinese Exclusion Act transcontinental railroad Gold Rush labor discrimination Asian Americans tongs
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History-Social Science History
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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History of Chinese Immigration to the United States | Genealogy Roadshow

This clip from Genealogy Roadshow briefly introduces the history of Chinese immigration to the United States. Though the immigrants initially were welcomed into the California Gold Rush and booming railroad industry, perceived competition in the labor market precipitated the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. 
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PBS Learning Media

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