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Attracted to this country that they nickname "The golden mountain", many Chinese chose to leave their country and families to try to strike it rich in America. (date not exact)
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Chinese workers settle themselves in towns and become more and more numerous
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Chinese people, recreate their country in neighborhoods known as "Chinatowns". (date not exact)
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After contributing to the Gold Rush, the Chinese community in America achieve their first contribution to the American history after helping to construct this first transcontinental railroad.
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American people start to feel invaded by Chinese people and racism appears all over the country. (date not exact)
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The American government creates an act that forbids any Chinese immigration, preventing families to reunite and other people to come
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The former act, made to last 10 years, is made permanent after being renewed in 1892. Chinese people are also forced to live in the same street or camp. (date not exact)
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The Japanese army bombs the American base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, making the USA enter in the war.
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President T. Roosevelt orders Asian people to be "relocated" in camps close to concentration camps because they look like those who bombed Pearl Harbor. (date not exact)
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902 and the Presidential Proclamation of 1942 are repealed; Chinese people are finally equal to the American citizens.
