CHINA
"In the 1850s, Chinese workers migrated to the United States,
first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs,
and factory work, especially in the garment industry. Chinese immigrants
were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the American west,
and as Chinese laborers grew successful in the United States, a number of them
became entrepreneurs in their own right. As the numbers of Chinese laborers
increased, so did the strength of anti-Chinese sentiment among other workers
in the American economy. This finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit
future immigration of Chinese workers to the United States, and threatened to sour
diplomatic relations between the United States and China."
U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State,
history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-
immigration. Accessed 7 May 2024.