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The Push of Prejudice: Chinese Migration to New York

PART B

Using information from at least six of the documents in Part A to support your thinking, and your own knowledge of history, write an essay describing the experience of Chinese immigrants to the United States. Explain the type of work Chinese laborers did, the response of American labor to Chinese immigrants, and the migration pattern that resulted from anti-Chinese prejudice in the western United States. Your essay should be well-organized and include an introduction, at least three paragraphs, and a conclusion.

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