Chinese workers toil in California mines. Photo Credit: California State Library |
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1830s |
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Chinese sailors and peddlers visit New York. |
1844 |
United States and China sign treaty of "peace, amity, and commerce." |
1847 |
Yung Wing and two other Chinese students arrive in US for schooling. |
1848 |
Gold is discovered in California and a gold rush begins.
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1850 |
Chinese American population in U.S. is about 4,000 out of a population of 23.2 million. Chinese in California form associations for mutual protection.
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