Chinese Cowboys And Other Tales Of The Chinese In The American West This Day in Old west History VikingPhoenix.com Contact / Stats Like other students of the american west, I was familiar with chinese being http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rongstad/history/us/chinesecowboys/chinesecowboy
Extractions: Rongstad's History Home Chinese Cowboys: Related Links Western writers, Louis L'Amour ... Contact / Stats Foreword: July 11, 2000. When I asked author Iris Chang if she had written about Chinese cowboys (July 7, 2000) she answered; "I don't know of any Chinese cowboys, except maybe Harry Lee , a famous sheriff in Louisiana who dresses like a Chinese cowboy." Chang added; "But that's a good question. I'll ask around to see if there were any famous Chinese American cowboys of the 1800s." I decided not to wait for her answer, because Iris is currently up to her eyeballs writing her own book about the Chinese in America, and that's how this web page of Chinese Cowboys and Other Tales of the Chinese in the American West began. Like other students of the American west, I was familiar with Chinese being depicted as cooks at cattle ranches, but I also knew about Chinese miners, railroad builders, shopkeepers and levee builders. And like many television viewers, I had watched and been amused by a few episodes of the Hollywood fantasy, Kung Fu, a series about an intinerant Shao-Lin monk and martial artist wandering about the American west. In 1996 while visiting Pompey's Pillar in Southern Montana, I listened to an anecdote of Chinese living underground in the old cattle town, Havre, Montana. That refreshed my interest, and sparked a quest that only smoldered until now. I had previously told Iris Chang of the reputed underground lives of the Chinese in Havre, thinking she might be interested in adding this to her book. She seems definitely interested now, but I don't know if this information is coming too late for her book - writers have deadlines you know.
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Extractions: Chinese Immigration to America Today, in considering America's rich immigrant history, and the hundreds of nationalities which have come to the United States to seek a new home, we are keenly aware of the hardship and often rejection faced by newcomers as they attempted to assimilate into American culture. For countless immigrants, the struggle to arrive in America was rivaled only by the struggle to gain acceptance among the population. Yet what if the acceptance you had worked so hard to achieve from your new countrymen was suddenly stripped away leaving only the cold neglect of a nation that had turned its back on your people? Unfortunately, this is the true story of one of the United States' largest immigrant groups: the Chinese. For them, what at first appeared to be a welcoming embrace from their new country quickly turned sour amidst a slew of anti-immigration policies enacted in the 1880's. For more than 80 years, American sentiment towards Chinese immigrants remained ambivalent, often appreciative of their contributions towards the nation's growth, but still reluctant to offer them full recognition as U.S. citizens. It wasn't until 1965 that the last of America's restrictions towards Chinese immigration was finally repealed. Today we celebrate the persistence, fortitude, and sacrifice which has symbolized the history of Chinese Americans; and we pay tribute to their accomplishments as a people who continue to create lasting impressions in the development of the United States: our Nation of Immigrants.
Chinese American - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A chinese american is an american who is of ethnic chinese descent. This photo shows Washington Street at Grant Avenue looking west. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American
Extractions: A Chinese American is an American who is of ethnic Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and are also one group of Asian Americans . Numbering 2.3 million in Chinese Americans make up 22.4% of Asian Americans (larger than any other Asian American subgroup), and constitute just over 1% of the United States as a whole. edit Chinese railroad workers in the snow â 19th century Chinese immigration to the United States has come in several waves. According to records from the United States government, the first Chinese arrived in the United States around 1820. Subsequent immigrants that came from the 1820's up to the late 1840's were mainly men, who came in small numbers. However, due to the lack of Chinese women in the United States at that time, many of them intermarried with Americans of European descent. The best known Chinese immigrants that came during this period are the world-famous Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker The major initial wave only started around the 1850s. This was when the
TIMELINE Of Asian American History Between 1400 And 1874 and became the first chinese servant on the west Coast of North America. Many of the chinese servants who followed her on the west Coastwere almost http://us_asians.tripod.com/timeline-1600.html
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TIMELINE Of Asian American History Between 1875 And 1899 In history books, he is referred to as the chinese Potato King who made a fortune 1ST chinese american NEWSPAPER ON west COAST First chinese newspaper http://us_asians.tripod.com/timeline-1875.html
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Extractions: Less than a mile long, Canal Street is the dirtiest and noisiest, but also the most vibrant and dynamic street in New York City. For over a century, new immigrants have expected Canal Street to furnish the American Dream, to provide an opportunity to work hard and build a future. Emmy award-winning producer Keiko Tsuno and Professor Peter Kwong take us on an insider's tour of this bustling street, where immigrant businesspeople are caught between the forces of the Law and a street with a law of its own.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience . Resources | PBS This site includes information on the history of the chinese in America, and also provides data The Multicultural american west A Resource Site http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/ce_resources.html
Extractions: This site includes a listing of records and archival materials regarding Chinese immigration and the Chinese in the United States. In many cases, NARA records are open to the public, and individuals interested in learning more about a particular topic can use this resource to search for and sometimes order copies of government documents.
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Extractions: This California Supreme Court case ruled that the testimony of a Chinese man who witnessed a murder by a white man was inadmissible, largely based upon the prevailing opinion that the Chinese were "a race of people whom nature has marked as inferior, and who are incapable of progress or intellectual development beyond a certain point, as their history has shown; differing in language, opinions, color, and physical conformation; between whom and ourselves nature has placed an impassable difference" and as such had no right " to swear away the life of a citizen" or participate" with us in administering the affairs of our Government."
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Extractions: Your browser does not support script Peak to Peak PROGRAM Summary Program Preview Video Tape Credits HISTORY Introduction The Great Divide Pleasure on the Peak Exploring on Your Own ... References WAYSIDE EXCURSION The Chinese in the West Building the Moffat Tunnel Tuberculosis/Growth of Colorado TRAVEL Chambers/Visitor Centers Weather/Road Conditions Map RESOURCES Peak to Peak Timeline America's Byways Timeline Teacher's Guide Chinese-American men C In 1870, the Colorado legislature passed a resolution to encourage Chinese laborers to relocate in the state, knowing that these laborers had the reputation of being very hard workers and were willing to work for lower than average wages. With completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, 25,000 railroad workers were unemployed. In 1873 and 1874, small groups of Chinese railroad workers began to arrive in the gold camps along the Peak to Peak byway. In 1885 there were 124 Chinese in Gilpin County and 124 in Park County. At the same time there were 856 Chinese living in Denver. Chinese-American with wagon
Extractions: An American Story "Leaving their villages in China, they journeyed far, with only each other and the power of memory.... remembering families an ocean apart...remembering how to make a home on the soil under their feet....With spirit and strategy they fought for their place in America." Narrator The second part of the ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS series unfolds with the arrival of Chinese on the West Coast during the Gold Rush, not as coolies laboring in the bleak outposts of the New World's plantations and mines, but as free men embarking for "Gold Mountain." Pushed by hard times at home, they arrived full of hope for wealth and for an auspicious return to their homeland. An early scene in CHINESE IN THE FRONTIER WEST: An American Story imagines a Chinese man's departure from his wife and homeland. We see the young wife silently braiding her husband's long queue (hair), perhaps for the last time. Setting out, like so many others, the traveler glances back at her over his shoulder. What does the future hold for them and their descendants? The close-up on his face, a recurring image in the film, captures an intensely personal moment in a new chapter of world history. Could these Chinese pioneers, who came seeking gold, have imagined the pivotal role they would play in building the American west? Or that they would challenge and change laws that would eventually reshape our nation's definition of who is an American?
Extractions: Resources The resources here were selected as some of the best starting points to help you further explore Asian American history and culture online in books , and through other media programs . Many of the resources listed here also have extensive links or listings of other resources. We welcome your suggestions for other good starting points. ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY WEB SITES OTHER ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA PROGRAMS MEDIA SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS BOOKS ON ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY WEB SITES CURRICULA RESOURCES AskAsia
WestWeb Asian-Americans In The West This page deals specifically with western Asian settlement and history. Class, Gender, and Race chinese Servants in the North american west http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/asian.html
Extractions: Timetable of courses Detailed course descriptions Read our detailed course descriptions American History HIST 327, American Colonial History, 1607-1763 (three credits, term one) HIST 328, American Revolution and Formation of the United States (three credits, term two) HIST 331, United States, 1865-1896 (three credits, term two) HIST 338, United States in the 20 th Century HIST 437, American Impact on Canada HIST 445, American Foreign Policy, 1870-1945 (three credits, term one) HIST 446, American Foreign Policy since 1945 (three credits, term two) HIST 447, Special Topics in US History (three credits, term two) Asian History HIST 380, Modern Chinese History since 1840 HIST 381, Later Imperial China (three credits, term two) HIST 382, Early China (three credits, term one) HIST 388, Mughal India (three credits, term two) HIST 422, Modern Japanese History since 1800 HIST 423, Economic and Business History of Modern Japan
Extractions: Landmarks of American History Teacher Workshops The following examples are hypothetical and are offered for illustrative purposes only. Independence Hall and the Birth of the United States A research library, in conjunction with a Philadelphia-area college, conducts four week-long residential summer workshops on events that took place at Independence Hall and were central to America's founding. Events to be examined include the Continental Congress's declaration of independence in 1776 and the Philadelphia Convention's drafting of the Constitution in 1787. Guided by humanities scholars, fifty schoolteachers study the architecture of Independence Hall, its use by official and unofficial bodies, and the debates that led to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Ancillary texts include the records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses, Thomas Jefferson's drafts of the Declaration of Independence, James Madison's notes on the debates of the Philadelphia Convention, and materials about the Constitution's ratification such as The Federalist . Workshop scholars include an architectural historian, a political scientist, an expert on the history of the American Revolution, and staff members of scholarly editions of significant papers collections. The teachers attend lecture/discussion sessions with scholars in the mornings and work on document-based teaching units and evaluation plans with master teachers in the afternoon. Accommodations for the teachers are provided by a local university.
History :: Catalog hist 80b East Asia Nineteenth Century to the Present (China and Japan) Africa and the west. AAAS 70a Introduction to Afroamerican history. AAAS 85a http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/bulletin/2004-05/one-subject.php?subject_id=30
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS Introductory history of Asian Indians, chinese, Filipinos, Japanese and Koreans in the United HSTAA 313 African americans in the american west (5) I S http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/histam.html
Extractions: Surveys American diversity since 1500. Repeopling of America through conquest and immigration by Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Asians, and Latin Americans. Contributions of various peoples and the conflicts between them, with special attention to changing constructions of race and ethnicity and evolving understandings of what it means to be American.
Calvin College - History - Student Resources - Courses Not offered 20052006. 257 History of the North american west (3). F. A comprehensive treatment in depth of chinese history from the Qing Dynasty, http://www.calvin.edu/academic/history/resources/courses.htm
Extractions: Student Resources - Courses Elementary Courses The West and the World (I) (4). F and S, core. This course examines the history of early human societies. The course begins with paleolithic and neolithic cultures and their transformation into ancient urban civilizations. It continues with the development of the classical civilizations and the major world religions, and the interaction of impulses from these, down to the European transoceanic voyages around the year 1500 A.D. Secondary themes include the evolution of societies around the world, the contrast of urban and sedentary and nomadic strategies for societies, and the development of technology. Staff. 151 H World Civilization: Peace and War in Ancient Societies and States (4). F, core.
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