Chinese Immigration To America In The 1800s

Historically, the United States of America has been a country fabricated by immigrant culture and values. Originally many immigrants traveled to the United States as a means of improving their way of life, whether escaping economic oppression and/or political instability in their country. This concept is often understood as the push-pull factor. The migration to America first instituted during colonial times. Europeans remained a large percentage of immigrants during the seventeenth and eighteenth century. In addition, many Asian immigrants migrated to the colonies as a labor force. Indeed each immigrant group has contributed to the economic stability of the United States; however, overtime many groups remained suppressed and isolated from attaining the America dream because of their representation. Institutional
Ultimately creating a demand and presenting countless of opportunities for many immigrant groups across the globe. For many immigrants groups, labor forces were typically the only means for economic growth. In result, many employers relayed on the best fit and qualified groups to maximize profit in which led to a “competition” of employment in the states. In an effort to avoid competition, many Chinese immigrants-of the first period, migrated to western regions of the United States: California and states west of the Rocky Mountains. In many western regions, “The bulk of the of Chinese immigrants …became a source of cheap labor to work the railroads, mines, fisheries, farms, orchards, canneries, garment industries, manufacturing of cigars, boots, etc.” (Asian and Pacific American Federal Employees Council 1984, p.1). Westward expansion was deeply rooted by the competition of the transcontinental railroad. Chinese labor forces represented a significant number of those who contributed to the establishment of the transcontinental