The chinese people were held at an island called Angel Island. When I use to live in San Francisco, my school took me there for a field trip. The living style they had was brutal. So many people stuck together in a couple buildings. Being the first Americans to come to America, they knew that they weren't wanted here. They came to get rich, and get gold. I believe it was the gold rush at that time.
The Japanese people weren't the first but as Mya said, they were the most populated to come to america. Americans weren't used to any Asians coming over to the United States. The Japanese had came for an opportunity, but before all this would pay off they had obstacles to face. Rough and hard working conditions, and harsh living environment.
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I know that for me I dont really remember learning too much about Asian history growing up, but did you learn alot since you grew up in the same area that was known as a popular area for the Chinese immigrants?
That's great that you got to go to Angel Island. It must have been horrible after such a long boat ride to have to wait it out for weeks on end on that Island. There is a really good online exhibit about Angel Island. I'll put it on the class website for everyone to check out. There's also this photo gallery: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/angel/gallery.htm.
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