淘金高阶英语六级巅峰阅读 快速阅读01：美籍华人的历史
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span></p><p> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1788,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crewmen">crewmen</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1820. <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1830 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1850. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 64,199 <span word="in">in</span> 1870.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laundries">laundries</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Rush">Rush</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1849. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="unoccupied">unoccupied</span> <span word="land">land</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="staked">staked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="markers">markers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="However">However</span>. <span word="either">either</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="che">che</span> <span word="scapegoats">scapegoats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="envious">envious</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="harassed">harassed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="localities">localities</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="forbidding">forbidding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="che">che</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="miners">miners</span>; <span word="others">others</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="farmhands">farmhands</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>.</p>
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