The exhibit that I found interesting was an exhibit entitled Climbing Gold Mountain Chinatown: The Frontier. The exhibit presented the political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the chinese people that lived in Northern California during the gold rush. The exhibit presented pictures, legal documents, political cartoons, excerpts and quotes from politicians, and a chinese timeline form 1839-1965.

The early chinese immigrants came looking for gold, but mining in california’s mountains proved to be very difficult for the chinese. The chinese were not successful in becoming miners and would become a vital component of the transcontinental railway across the United States. The chinese were

The exhibits there are wonderful and I feel very comfortable reading non-bias explanations about the artifacts or documents. There were documents, pictures, stories, artifacts, sources, books, videos, a coy pond, a statue of Confucius, a garden, and excellent exhibits that helped to educate and not glorify. The exhibits had data, pictures, quotes, and useful non-bias information. The San Diego Historical Museum is an excellent museum to visit in an educational atmosphere about the chinese culture. The garden and coy pond welcome you to learn more about a people that endured many discriminations and obstacles. I really enjoyed attending this museum and I would urge anyone interested in chinese culture to visit.

The chinese would face nationalism and unfair treatment that would lead to the exclusionary act in 1882. The discrimination the chinese faced was seen in a political cartoon entitled, “E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)” was used to illustrate the discrimination the chinese faced at the time. In the picture, a castle has a sign that reads, The Temple of Liberty. Underneath the sign, there are two guards and one guard is blocking the pathway of a chinese man. It appears the guard blo

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