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CAV 138 to 156 and 165 to 185

The Chinese foreigner were from poor families like the case of Helen Hong Wong and Gong

Yuen Tim. There no many opportunities for most the Chinese immigrants in the U.S. In narration

it was observed that the Chinese were discriminated like the law that prevented Chinese from

bringing their wives and laundry men to pay a license fee and a security bond. However, the

situation for women in the U.S was better than in China. The court system helped Chinese

immigrants to get their rights. As it still referred to today American is a totally a land of

opportunity as the immigrant were able to improve their lives from poor to average people. The

Chinese-Americans born in the U.S had a good experience and got the opportunity to get formal

education but most of the Chinese-Americans did not believe in formal education for girls.

Chinese-American are not able to integrate in the American community and get good jobs like

Parde Lowe and Anna May Wong.

Chan Race Ethic Culture and Gender

By 1920 children born in the U.S accounted for 10% of the Chinese-American community.

Those children were significant in the socialization of Chinese due to their ability to socialize

like learning the English language. The children believed that are and should be treated like

Americans for them been an American is having particular rights like owning property and

voting. However the children were discriminated at young age and made to feel that they were

not part of the community. They were forced to attend segregated schools and not sit on certain

areas in the theatre. As a result those children had an identity confusion. On the hand the Chinese

culture seem to be harsh on the children especially girls like been forbidden to were slippers and
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attend school. As a result the children are seen to have a preference for their American identity

because it allows them to speak freely.

Eliot Young Chinese Diasporic Network

The chapter gives an overview of the struggle of Chinese-Americans. Most of the Native

Americans did not like the presence of Chinese in their community. There is a network of

smugger who helped the Chinese to move in to America undetected. Those organizations were

transnational and helped to link political allies, families and people from the same location.

Those organizations were used by Chinese politicians who wanted support. It was observed that

were strong transnational organizations that united Chinese people who were living abroad.

Those organization were instrumental in making changes in the political environment of China.

Most of them had emerged in China like the Chinese National League and later established

affiliates in the world. The narration reviewed how the people wanted to go to America even

risking their lives to be carried by unsafe vessels.

Judicial Enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Laws

The passing of the Chinese exclusion law was the most discriminative system that was put on the

Chinese-American people. It have made Chinese to turn to the court for justice particular in

North California that have the highest population of the Chinese-Americans. About 85% 90% of

petitions were made on the favor of the Chinese population. The most remarkable challenges on

the Chinese exclusion act include the admission of Lay Yuen as a citizen in 1904, Jew Gan Yin

in 1892 who was allowed entry in 1892 and Jew Yee Lin was declared a citizen in 1904. For a

majority of administrative officials that court have made it impossible to effectively enforce the
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exclusion law. The court have helped to remove some discriminative immgartion laws that were

passed.