HowmuchdoyouknowaboutthehistoryofChineseAmericans?1.WhendidtheyfirstgototheUSA?2.Whereinthecountrydidtheygo?3.WhydidtheygototheUSA?4.Whatjobsdidtheydo?5.DomanyChinesestillliveinAmerica?1.WhendidtheyfirstgototheUSA?Inthemiddle19thcentury2.Whereinthecountrydidtheygo?California,westernstates,south3.WhydidtheygototheUSA?Insearchofeconomicsuccess4.Whatjobsdidtheydo?Low–paidworkReadthetitleofthepassageandexpressionsbelow.Choosethewordsyouthinkmayappearinthepassage.Thenscanthepassageandcheckyouranswers.a.pursueopportunitiesb.lackoffoodc.insearchofeconomicsuccessd.languagebarrierse.thegrowingneedforlaborReadandguesswhatisthepurposeofChineseimmigrantsgoingtotheUSinthe19thcentury.A.Theywerecaughtandcarriedtherebyshipbysomebadpeoplewhowantedtomakemoneyfromthem.B.Theywenttherebecausetheywantedtotakechances.C.Theywenttherebecausetheyhopedtomakemoremoneytosupporttheirfamilies.1.MostChinesefirstarrivedintheUSAinorderto_______A.SettleintheAmericanWestB.SharetheirknowledgeoffarmingtechniquesC.EarnmoneyandreturntoChina,ortosendmoneybackD.Takeupthelaborshortagecreatedbythedepartureofformerslaves2.ThefirstChineseAmerican’specialcontributionwas_______A.TheuseofskillsandtechniquesbroughtfromChinaB.FormingasignificantproportionofCalifornia’sworkforceC.Theirreplacementofthenewlyfreedslavesaslow-paidworkersD.Theirlaborinareassuchasmining,landdevelopmentandirrigation3.InsomepartsoftheUSA,theChineseworkers________A.WerepreventedfromenteringthecountryunlesstheyalreadyhadfamilythereB.WerenotlikedbecauseitwasthoughttheytookjobsfromAmericansC.WerenotallowedtoworkbecausetheywereimmigrantsD.WereexploitedfortheirskillwithgunpowderMakenotesaboutthemainidea,andcompletethetable.ReasonforcomingtoUSATypicaljobsSpecialcontributionsReasonforanti-immigrantprotestsReasonforbetterrelationsbetweenChineseandAmericansWriteasummaryaboutthehistoryofChineseAmericansReadandanswerthetwoquestions1.HowweretheCherokeeIndianstreatedbythesoldiers?2.WhatdidJohnG.Burnettwantschoolchildrentounderstand?
