Dehumanization Of Chinese Immigrants

The large number of Chinese immigrants that migrated to California throughout the 19th century to find work and escape political and economic issues in their own country. They came in hope to achieve the "American Dream", especially during the gold rush. Chinese men and women were faced with many obstacles in America including racism, unjust convictions, and dehumanization. The Chinese were often viewed as exotic and even sinister in the view of a white American due to there many cultural differences. While both Chinese men and women migrated over to the United States, their experiences when they arrived had many differences.

Chinese men arrived to work as laborers especially on the transcontinental and central Pacific railroads. They also