For this portion respond to the following question and with a clear, well-reasoned essay that supports a thesis. Be sure to include specific reasons and details to support and illustrate each point you make.
Chinese immigration to the United States proceeded under conflicting reactions among Americans. Companies were happy to exploit hard-working Chinese laborers, but cultural differences caused an outpouring of racism as Americans came to consider the Chinese as “unassimilable.” Drawing from your text and lecture notes, write an essay in which you explore the Chinese experience in the United States. Why did they immigrate? Where did they find work? When that work ended, how did they support themselves? Finally, discuss anti-Chinese legislation in the state and cities of California and on a national scale.