Chinatown, Los Angeles, California

When I was younger, my mom would always tell us about her life in Cambodia. She’d talk about the small village she lived in, how everyone was close, how much she enjoyed living a simple life. She’d talk about the arranged marriage with my father, how they were so young, how Pol Pot came into power, and how she came to America. This is her story. My mom was born and raised in a bucolic trading village in Cambodia. Her parents sold charcoal at the local marketplace for a living. Her family wasn’t

living in a “free” country. This is what brought the uprising of racism to the U.S. once these workers started to want to gain citizenship and live in the U.S. The Chinese faced a lot of discrimination towards them. They majority of them moved to California yet they weren't allowed to mine during the gold rush and they were only allowed to do female jobs.

or nationality. Since Chinese immigration was helping the U.S’s economy bloom. Why the sudden stop of only one ethnic group coming to the U.S? What social, economic, and political caused the Chinese Exclusion Act? When gold was discovered in California in 1848, a shortage of labor for the new mining industry prompted mine operators to look to China for source of workers. Inexpensive transportation across the ocean, a willingness to tackle dangerous jobs for low wages, and a strong work ethic made

Simmering California In a recent survey by the University of Southern California nearly 75 percent of voter state that “relations between people of different races were “good” or “excellent” in their own neighborhoods” (Abrams). Yet these same participants agree that black men and woman face more discrimination than any other race. Though racial discrimination in California has mitigated considerably over the years it is still a major problem. The peak of racial tensions occurred early on in California’s

with them their language, culture, social institutions, and customs. Over time they made lasting contributions to their adopted country and became a vital part of the United States population (Immigration Station). Upon hearing the word of gold in California, thousands of Chinese, mostly young male peasants, left their villages in the rural countries to become rich in the American West. Few actually

Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it, it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life, not only for themselves, but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million

California Congressional District: 41 Riverside In “Congress in Black and White,” Christian Grose discusses his theory of politics and the different methods of choosing a representative that will serve the majority and minority communities equally. He believes that the best way to choose a representative is based on the majority of the people within that community. For example, he states that the best person to represent the African American community would be another African American who can empathize

ACT than the average American. They have made important contributions such as building the western portion of the Transcontinental Railroad and sharing agricultural expertise in California. They were the first non-whites to immigrant

They operated Chinese restaurant and undertook pure labor work for a long time. Along with the becoming of violent juntoes there, it is more difficult for Chinatown to catch up with the modern pace. (Irwin & Genthe, 2010, pp. 137) Although divided into two parts, the two groups both have the common identity. That is, hyphenated American. As a hyphenated American, one of the most common scenes they have

children of a very poor family. I was raised in El Salvador up to the age of 15 years old. Due to a civil war that devastated the country and its people, I was forced to depart and try to find a better life in other horizons. I arrived in Los Angeles, California where I found myself in a different environment. Living in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood, where people spoke Spanish, but a lot of the words I could not understand because there were slang words from different Hispanic countries, and some