What Is The Discrimination Of Chinese Students In The United States?

For the duration of my high school years I have had my fair share of bad grades, just as any student has. An “F” on a vocabulary test, “D” on a math quiz, or even getting a “C” on my midterm exams is all failures to me. I will be the first to admit that I have never been the top- ranked 4.0 student, but getting a

Millions of immigrants over the previous centuries have shaped the United States of America into what it is today. America is known as a “melting pot”, a multicultural country that welcomes and is home to an array of every ethnic and cultural background imaginable. We are a place of opportunity, offering homes and jobs and new economic gains to anyone who should want it. However, America was not always such a “come one, come all” kind of country. The large numbers of immigrants that came during the nineteenth century angered many of the American natives and lead to them to blame the lack of jobs and low wages on the immigrants, especially the Asian communities. This resentment lead to the discrimination and legal exclusion of immigrants,

In 1882 the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress. This act exiled Chinese laborers from arriving in the United States. This was the first time ever that a specific ethnicity was banned from immigrating to the U.S.A. Racism against the Chinese was strong, so the ban remained for ten years, but was eventually made “permanent”. However, China soon became a war ally in World War II, so the ban was repealed in 1943.

From 1849 through the start of the 20th century, the first Chinese who immigrated to the United States struggled with many challenges against their race and objectives. They traveled abroad with hopes of returning to their home country with wealth and power to support the family that remained in China. Introduced as aliens with a culture and lifestyle that was different from the American race, the Chinese were given the impressions as an inferior group of people and were seen as threats to the Americans’ job securities. In 1860, immigration numbers augmented rapidly when the Central Pacific Railroad Company requested workers to build the western segment of the Transcontinental Railroad (stretches from California to Utah). By 1870, the census counted 49, 310 Chinese in California, making up about 8.5 percent of the state’s population. Many Americans saw the increasing numbers of the Chinese living in California as a spreading disease. Bayard Talor, a 19th century American poet, described the Chinese as “morally, the most debased people on the face of the earth. Their touch is pollution, … and [they] should not be allowed to settle on our soil.” Determined to rid the country of this “pollution,” Americans sought methods to terminate their entry to the Western border states, specifically California. Throughout the later decades of the 19th century, the Californian government enforced laws that limited Chinese rights, and with each one, a tighter reign was drawn on the

To some people this is not be viewed as a stereotype due to the fact it is not instantly perceived as “negative”; for those readers who delve in deeper, this stereotype outlines the educational daily hidden pressure of people from Chinese descent whom do not fit this “positive” stereotype. Every day, especially in American society, classmates look to their Asian counterparts to provide the answers to questions they do not know in every subject they take. Nonetheless, this ridiculous assumption hurts the Asian students that do not feel comfortable with their intellectual abilities. Placing Asian students as the “model student” excludes the students who actually have problems and need help that other classmates are reluctant to give the students simply because their classmates do not view helping their struggling Asian classmates as an actual necessity. By “poking” fun and bringing into light both Asian stereotypes, Yang enforces view that stereotypes are in use today.

For decades, Chinese people in America have faced discrimination and hostility. The Chinese was initially brought over by the cheap labor of building railroads and the Gold Rush in California. But in the 1870s, the competition for jobs and depression led to racism and hatred for them. Almost every Chinese person have been segregated in Chinatowns. Eventually, the Chinese Exclusion Act ended Chinese immigration. However, it all changed during World War II when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The United States and China became allies and declared war on Japan. So the Chinese in America got an opportunity to expand their economic and social influence. Furthermore, Americans changed their point of view about the Chinese Americans due to the alliance

The beginning of Chinese immigration to the United States first started in the 19th century, the political unrest and economic pressures in China and the Gold Rush era in California prompted thousands of Chinese immigrants to migrate to the United States to search for temporary work, and to seek for the dreams of gold in the 1850s. Many of them arrived in America hoping to acquired wealth to send money back to support their families and hoping to return back to their home after a few years with wealth, but some of them entered the United States for freedom.

The Asian American has profound history in America. They came to here searching better life like every immigrant people who came to here. Most Asian people settled California, San Francisco and Hawaii. Asian people encountered discrimination against their race. History shows that Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which was intended to limit the entry laborers for ten years also banning integration such as intermarriage. Asian Americans were denied the right of citizenship because they were not white. Congress passed that in 1790. In 1850 Californai imposed a foreign miners. The California Supreme court ruled that Chinese could not testify in court a white person. These were laws against Asian people at that time and government was

There is an extensive list of how this country tried to keep out the Asian immigrants. It did not seem to stop them, they were determined to come to America and stay here. Despite the fact that the United States discriminated against the Asian population, during World War I, they served in the war. Due to their service, they were awarded naturalization. The 1917 Immigration Act could not even help the Asians, due to the Gentleman’s Act and the Tydings-McDuffies Act of 1934 banned the Filipinos (Asian American History TImeline,

Some students are able to show their true talent and intelligence just through their high school transcripts. These students that have worked hard: achieved their 4.0 GPA, graduated with honors, and are on their way to a college of their choosing. I myself, have achieved a less than stellar GPA. Always ending the semester with a B or C has put me into a predicament when applying to colleges; not knowing if you’re going to get in or not makes for a mess of anxiety. Myself having an average GPA but being able to score in the 77th percentile on the SAT shows that I have the ability to do more than what my report card says about my intellectual ability. Knowing that my GPA is still very important when applying to colleges I have redone classes

Chinese Immigration to the United States in the nineteenth century until 1870 was shaped by a combination of factors including internal political turmoil and financial instability throughout China, growing western Imperial and economic influences in South East Asia, China 's deepening trade deficit with European nations, and industrial and technological innovations. Concurrently, the rising demand for inexpensive labour during the California Gold Rush, (1848-1858) development of national railway projects, and the range of economic possibilities in America provided many Chinese Sojourners with the opportunity to support their families and villages at home. Therefore, an understanding of the international context of Chinese immigration to America is necessary to fully understand the dynamics and complexity of the period.

In the 1850’s, Chinese immigrants started arriving in San Francisco around the gold rush era. The Angell Treaty of 1880 declared a union of friendship between China and America. In addition, a majority of the immigrants came to work for the Union Pacific in setting up the railroad system (CITE; CITE; CITE). However, there is a paradox between the history of American prejudice towards the Chinese and the film’s portrayal. Nevertheless, in the scene, English Bob arrives in town, the film depicts the prejudice toward Chinese Americans comes from the British by showing Bob pretending to shoot down the Chinese laborers as if they were game animals.

The presentation in class by Ricky Thao has thought me a lot about Chinese Americans. Chinese Americans, who are one of the largest minorities in the Asian community, have a long history, culture and have faced discrimination in America like many other minorities. The Chinese Americans history began during the colonial era when many minorities started moving to the U.S. seeking job opportunities and a better life. Throughout the history they have influenced the country in many ways and their culture has become a part of the American culture. Also like other minorities, they have gone through a lot of struggles to make a name for themselves. And through the presentation and the information I gathered I was able to learn about the Chinese.

In American history, some of the worst acts of discrimination occurred against the Chinese. In mid-1850s, the China occurred problems about over-population, years of drought, floods, disase, and famine. In America, there was occurring the Gold Rush, agriculture and industry were developing, (and the construction of the transcontinental railway offered many possibilities for employment), that comes from Reading 2 (39). Thus, the large numbers of Chinese flocked to the United States. However, when the U.S. economy was slowing down, people competed severely to get a job. So, there occured discrimination that the Chinese were the victims of racism. In 1882, all Chinese immigrants were denied and the Chinese were suspended from immigration for ten

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