Chinese Immigration To Hawaii 1) Long before any Chinese arrived in Hawaii, a Hawaiian chief visited China. It happened in 1787 when an English merchant took a Kauai chief to trade goods with the Chinese in Canton. A year later, they returned to Hawaii with 50 Chinese carpenters aboard th...
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 banned all immigration from China and prevented all Chinese already in the U.S. from becoming U.S. citizens, even their American-born children. ... It was started with 1850, when Foreign Miners Tax Act (1850) was implemented to collect $20.00from the Chinese miners. ...
The celebration of Chinese New Year has served various roles in America it helped to preserve Chinese heritage, it introduced Americans to their culture all while being morphed by new ideas and gave women the opportunity to be the ambassadors to their culture. The Chinese New Year is the result of ingenuity and an effort create a comprehensive calendar that appealed to everyone. Chinese New Year dates back to the Han dynasty in china (Pleck, 2000).It is a family tradition and a way to honor their ancestors and to ask the heavens for good fortune. Turmoil and economic instability drove my Chine...