China s Influence On The United States - 1168 Words

The products of China played a role in the way the United States came about and how their identity was created and solidified. China was seen as influential and beneficial for the Americans through trade and customs that they brought along with them. Some individuals have traveled over to the United States for the Gold Rush and others just wanted a better life for their future and for their families’ future. There were other convincing reasons that pushed the Chinese to migrate away from their hometown into a new environment as well. Chinese people were the first to migrate to the United States. Majority of the young men chose to come over to experience a better life in the States. However, the only Chinese women that would be able to†¦show more content†¦Groups that would agree and come over to work as a coolie were from Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, Amoy, and Swatow. Social challenges the Chinese experienced ranged from how they were treated in their jobs to how they wo uld marry. Along with the occurrence of the coolie trade, the workers are upset at the employers’ abuse and how they cannot regulate the laws within their job. When the Chinese came over, the Americans were discriminating against them and their manner. The way Americans described Chinese revolved about how China’s culture is not â€Å"normal† because it is being compared to their American culture and racialized comments. When you move into a new town or city, it is harder to get comfortable when the ones that already resides in area are judgmental and puts down the newer people. The Americans called the Chinese hurtful and unkind words like: â€Å"cowardly†, â€Å"submissive†, â€Å"silly grunts†, and â€Å"menaces†. Interracial marriages were shunned and disapproved by many, it created problems in racial and family order. An example of how a Chinese man with a White woman relationship was ruined when Elise Sigel was murdered and Leon Ling was called out for the murder because there was a rumor that they were in an affiliation with one another. From this incident and others, there were laws that were created to separate whites and Asian individuals from getting into any sort of relationship or contact. The Chinese did not have much to say about