History of Chinese Americans
In 1820, an arrival of the first Chinese at the US is reported by the immigration committee.
Between 1821 and 1840, more than 10 Chinese come to the US in the two decades.
In 1847, three Chinese students come to New York for study in Massachusetts as the first case.
1850: The total number of Chinese residents in California reaches 4,000.
1852: More than 20,000 Chinese arrives at San Francisco.
1857: A Chinese school is built in San Francisco.
1858: The Californian state legislature institutes a law to prohibit immigration of Chinese and Mongolian people.
1860: A national census reveals that there are 34,933 Chinese in the US.
1864: Chinese workers are employed for construction of the transcontinental railroad.
1865: The Central Pacific Railroad Company hires more than 10,000 Chinese.
1869: With completion of the transcontinental railroad, more than 15,000 Chinese have lost jobs.
1871: An anti-Chinese riot occurs in Los Angeles.
1972: The first Chinese who graduated from an American university, Yung Wing, organizes a Chinese educational mission to send Chinese youths to the US for study.
1878: The US Supreme Court rules that Chinese cannot obtain US citizenship.
In 1880s: Anti-Chinese riots occur in various cities in Colorado, Wyoming, Washington, etc.
1890: A national census indicates that there are 107,488 Chinese in the US.
1918: Asian residents in the US who joined the US Army during WWI is allowed to naturalize.
1943: The US Congress abolishes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
1960: The number of Chinese Americans gets to 433,000.
1965: President Johnson signed his name on the New Immigration Law to abolish the 1924 Immigration Law and allow for immigration from Asia.
1972: President Nixon visits China.
1980: A national census reports that there are 805,000 Chinese Americans in the US, who constitute the largest Asian ethnic group.
1996: Gary Locke becomes the first Chinese American who is elected as governor of state in Washington.
In 1998, Chinese Americans managed 2001 firms, employing 41,684 workers, and ran up 13.2 billion in sales in the US.
2001: Elaine Chao became the first Chinese American cabinet member in American history to serve as Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush.
2011: Yan Huo, a co-founder of Capula Investment management and is one of Wall Street's highest earning hedge fund managers, garners an estimated net worth of $201 million.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1850 | 4,018 | — |
| 1860 | 34,933 | +769.4% |
| 1870 | 63,199 | +80.9% |
| 1880 | 105,465 | +66.9% |
| 1890 | 107,488 | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 89,863 | −16.4% |
| 1910 | 71,531 | −20.4% |
| 1920 | 61,639 | −13.8% |
| 1930 | 74,954 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | 77,504 | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 117,629 | +51.8% |
| 1960 | 237,292 | +101.7% |
| 1970 | 435,062 | +83.3% |
| 1980 | 806,040 | +85.3% |
| 1990 | 1,645,472 | +104.1% |
| 2000 | 2,432,585 | +47.8% |
| 2010 | 3,347,229 | +37.6% |
| Rank | City | State | Chinese-Americans | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco | California | 172,181 | 21.4 |
| 2 | Honolulu | Hawaii | 38,330 | 10.2 |
| 3 | Oakland | California | 34,083 | 8.7 |
| 4 | San Jose | California | 63,434 | 6.7 |
| 5 | New York City | New York | 486,463 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Plano | Texas | 13,592 | 5.2 |
| 7 | Sacramento | California | 20,307 | 4.4 |
| 8 | Seattle | Washington | 27,216 | 4.1 |
| 9 | Boston | Massachusetts | 24,910 | 4.0 |
| 10 | San Diego | California | 35,661 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 30,069 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Stockton | California | 5,188 | 1.8 |
| 13 | Los Angeles | California | 66,782 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Portland | Oregon | 9,113 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Chicago | Illinois | 43,228 | 1.6 |
| 16 | Anaheim | California | 4,738 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Houston | Texas | 29,429 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Austin | Texas | 8,886 | 1.2 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 3,402 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Riverside | California | 2,985 | 1.0 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_American
The number of Chinese Americans 3.6 million as of 2006 is however almost nil in comparison with 1.3 billion Chinese living in China. And new Chinese leaders who will have decisive influences on the Chinese people might have nothing to do with Chinese Americans. But, how will Chinese Americans living in the US will be affected by such future leaders in China? Probably not much, as those living in the US are Americans and not Chinese.
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