Chinese men entered the United States as laborers, primarily on the West Coast and in western territories. Following the Reconstruction era, as blacks set up independent farms, white planters imported Chinese laborers to satisfy their need for labor. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, and Chinese workers who chose to stay in the U.S. were unable to have their wives join them. In the South, some Chinese married into the black and mulatto communities, as generally discrimination meant they did not take white spouses. They rapidly left working as laborers, and set up groceries in small towns throughout the South. They worked to get their children educated and socially mobile. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where did most Chinese men enter the US? ANS1 primarily on the West Coast and in western territories QSN2 Who imported Chinese laborers? ANS2 white planters QSN3 What cause wives to be unable to move to the US with their Chinese husbands after 1882? ANS3 the Chinese Exclusion Act QSN4 What did racial bias generally mean for Chinese people? ANS4 they did not take white spouses QSN5 What did Chinese laborers do after they left that line of work? ANS5 set up groceries in small towns throughout the South