The Chinese began migrating to the United States, mainly California, in the early 1850s in search of a better life. The United States welcomed these Asians because they were hard workers who worked for low wages. They were employed by Union Pacific Railroads to complete the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The Chinese population doubled itself from 1860-1870. However during the l

Separate Asian communities exist in the Chicago area today. You’ll find Chinese, Filipinos, and Koreans living on Devon in the uptown neighborhood and Chinatown. These communities live harmoniously and within close proximity of each other. It is often hard to distinguish where one ends and the other begins. These groups live pleasantly together as their cultures are similar in dress, food, festivals and holidays, architecture, and furniture.

During the late Chou Dynasty, a basic set of clothing was created. It was a two-piece outfit consisting of a long tunic-usually belted or sashed, and over it was a jacket. The style was the same for all the Chinese no matter what class they were in, but there was a difference in material thought. The richer you were the finer the fabric. Shoes also played an important role in fashion for the Chinese, for it separated them from barbarians whom went barefooted. Like the set of clothing, the shoes were made from different materials according to your class. Peasants usually wore straw sandals while the higher classes wore fine slippers made from damask or b

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