Realism Chinese Immigration IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA Pull Factors

Realism Chinese Immigration

IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA Pull Factors Economic Opportunity California Gold Mines American Railroads Push Factors Political Reasons Economic Factors Famine in China Challenges Language Barriers Adapting to a new culture Job Competition Legal System

IMMIGRATION PROCESS Immigration Process • Arrive at Angel Island Station • Temporary stay in barracks • Long Inspections • Medical Processing • Legal Processing Chinese Exclusion Act of 1872 • Placed restrictions on Chinese Immigration • Act banned in 1940 s

FEATURED WRITER: SUI SIN FAR (FIRST EURASIAN WRITER) Multicultural Background • “Parents marriage considered an unusual union” Diverse Locations • New York, Montreal, Jamaica, Seattle, San Francisco

FEATURED WRITER: SUI SIN FAR (LITERARY BACKGROUND) Literary Background Wrote under a pseudonym • Sui Sin Far (Water Lily) Began career as a journalist • Openly identified herself as Chinese American and explained her bi-racial heritage to readers Writing Style • Sentimentalism mixed with realism • Popular themes include biculturalism, interracial marriage, racism, and sexism • Published mainly collections of short stories

FEATURED WRITER: SUI SIN FAR Special headstone on her tomb inscribed with the characters “Yi bu wang hua” “The righteous one does not forget China. ”