The Chinese Patriarchy The Chinese operated under a patriarchy or a male dominated system of life Clans Family linked by blood or marriage that all lived together women leave their former clan to join their new clan of their husband eldest male led the clan and made all final decisions Surname Chinese go by their last name FIRST introducing yourself as an extension of your family you represent them at all times individualism living for you does not exist within the clan Guadong Canton Province Chinese who immigrated to U S were from here eastern China wealthy trading economy import export goods rice tea opium Toishan Taishan Major city in Canton Province Why did Chinese leave Overpopulation When a population does not have enough resources to accommodate its people emperor feared losing power in 19th century began to raise taxes in Canton Province which is ran by major clans Gov t is not making money it should clan leaders refuse to pay taxes so food circulation is cut down drastically in China which leads to Canton Province s overpopulation Imperialism Opium wars countries coming in were taking over business brining western culture and transforming traditional ways ethnic enclaves in U S better attained culture than China Weather Tsunamis 2 hit Toishan destroyed harbors War Rebellion Rebellion with China about taxes war with Russia and Japan in 19th century Why Come to U S Numbers 300 000 by 1882 and consisted of 1 10 CA population Gum Saan Gold Gold Mountain U S sold a story that gold poured out of the mountains because we needed workers for the railroad Return Migration immigrants strongest males eldest male in clan picks plan on returning back home works saves money brings it back has sex to make children so they can come over one day does this for a span of 30 years Sojourners Always going back and forth never in one nation constantly in motion Chinese immigrants Bachelor Society Only men migrated over no family 98 male immigration WASPs fear they will take and rape white women Chinatown Ethnic enclave in San Fran CA all mandarin language absolutely no assimilation acculturation completely self ran WASPs had nothing to do with Chinatown The Six Companies Six import export companies out of China each of these companies manage several clans members of each clan act as eldest male to the immigrants representing their clans back in China six companies enemies of each other help clansmen find jobs places to stay friends of clans back in China etc control Chinatown Kongsi Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Society buildings set up in Chinatown to represent each company Chinese Consolidated is one of these kongsi centers to help immigrants from certain clans Tongs makeshift six companies helped immigrants of clans that had no friends were not liked etc made fun of by Six Companies thought little of them street rats organized crime street gangs Jobs Coolies derogatory name for Chinese people who work extremely hard but for very little pay Gold Miners Thought that gold poured from American soil worked on hourly wage for people who owned landed Foreign Miners Tax 1852 taxed 3 every month due to the Chinese stealing and hoarding gold which in turn subject them to strip and cavity searches Feminine Jobs Domestic duties cooks maids launderers to miners paid a lot of money high demand to wife less men not taken care of but given decent pay Fishermen WASPs not eating fish but Chinese were migrant group actually working for each other Transcontinental Railroad worked as lighters use explosives to clear way for railroad extremely dangerous paid ahead of job good once railroad was done no more need for lighters Migrant farm workers move from farm to farm perfect for Chinese since they practiced return migration Appearance Scientific Racism new map of scientifically proving that the current racial hierarchy is biologically correct applied animal evolution to human evolution Un assimilate able 1 Queue long braid in back of hair 2 Effeminate clothes slippers silk robes etc 3 Small stature shorter than WASPs 4 Perpetual foreigner since they practiced return migration WASPs kept watching them come and go Yellow Peril Idea that the Chinese were sent here to take over America taking over jobs is just a scheme to truly take over the entire country People vs Hall 1854 concluded that immigration laws passed by state are constitutional and the Chinese could not testify against whites Judges opinion a race that nature has marked as inferior Naturalization Act of 1870 only white and black people can become citizens basically stating that the Chinese cannot become citizens WASPs didn t want another voting block like Irish but Chinese didn t care since they are return migrants Page Act of 1875 no undesirables and prostitutes allowed assumed all women were prostitutes so they were not allowed to come into the country Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 No Chinese entering the U S from China is allowed in renewed every 10 years until 1942 Chinese weren t told so when tried to come back into the country were denied entry Chae Chan Ping vs US 1889 Chinese exclusion act IS constitution now declared that federal government is in charge of immigration NOT state government Judges opinion U S can pass whatever immigration law it wants 1906 Earthquake Huge earthquake that destroyed city hall in CA all birth records and documentation were burned Paper Sons Chinese began forging birth records of illegal Chinese younger men claimed to be children of older Chinese immigrants that have been here now the older immigrants can go home Angel Island 1910 1940 processed all of the paper sons and daughters punish them by making them wait until they can prove that they are citizens Chinese Americans in Film Stereotypes Lee Tung Foo started in vaudeville shows comic relief side character Anna May Wong always played same role of prostitute grew tired and left the U S to act in Europe Yellowface yellow dirty makeup eyeliner squint eyes talk in short staccato accent Orientals the stereotype that all Asians are the same regardless of what country they are from Fu Manchu Evil character uses spirits and dark arts to plan some diabolical plot white man always wins Charlie Chan good Chinese character always pleasing white man tie to Uncle Tom submissive and inferior The Old Wise Asian incredibly old most of the time good uses Confucius and spirits in Kung Fu old wise master Idiotic Goofball can t speak English at all stupid goofy comic relief tie
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