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Chinatown

Chinatown. A California Famous Site by Cortney Maier. Location of Chinatown. San Francisco, California Heart of the City. Golden Gate Bridge. Establishment of the town. 1846 -Chinese businesses open in San Francisco 1848 - GOLD FEVER! 1850-1864 - Chinese migration to U.S.

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Chinatown

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  1. Chinatown A California Famous Site by Cortney Maier

  2. Location of Chinatown • San Francisco, California • Heart of the City Golden Gate Bridge

  3. Establishment of the town • 1846 -Chinese businesses open in San Francisco • 1848 - GOLD FEVER! • 1850-1864 - Chinese migration to U.S. • 1864-1869 - Chinese make up 90% of railroad workers Gold Rush Transcontinental Railroad

  4. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 • Chinese workers prohibited from entering U.S. • first act limiting immigration • Prohibited their travel for 10 years • Chinese could not become citizens • Worse case of racism since the Gold Rush • Act overturned in 1943. • Click here to read the law

  5. Rebuilding San Francisco • Earthquake and Fire of 1906 • Burned 4 1/2 square miles of the city • 1/2 of city’s population left homeless • Chinatown destroyed • Moved to new location at Fort Point

  6. Chinatown Today • Total population: 14,230 • 8,846 Asian/Pacific Islander • Not just Chinese people • Language: 8,048 speak Asian language

  7. Sites and Sounds View architecture Eat! Watch the Chinese New Year Parade Shop

  8. Comprehension Questions • Where is Chinatown located? • When was the town established? • Why did so many Chinese travel to California? • Describe the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. • What is Chinatown like today? • What can you do in Chinatown?

  9. Works Cited • History - http://www.sfchinatown.com

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