Chinese Immigrants In Chicago

David He HIST 203 Professor Sarah Doherty March 27th, 2013 Chinese in Chicago The experience of Chinese immigrants in Chicago began with the disappearance of the gold rush in California. The sojourners decided to start over in the Chicago loop area had been successful in the beginning. They eventually found themselves in another wave of depressions and isolations that led to a slow progress of assimilation. Determined to survive in a new place, Chinese Chicagoans showed the rest of the city their resilient and entrepreneurial skills. A new definition of American has been made possible with the uniqueness of Chinese culture and language. According to author Tin­Chiu Fan in his book Chinese Residents in Chicago, the first Chinese in Chicago is dated in 1865.1 While there is no further information available of the first Chinese settler in…show more content…
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