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Life in a Laundry: Chinese in Pre-World War II Yonkers
PART B
Using information from at least five of the documents in Part A to support your thinking, and your own knowledge of history, write an essay describing the experience of Chinese laundry operators and workers in Yonkers. Explain the reason for the development of Chinese laundry businesses, the hardships of this type of work, and why most of them closed after World War II. Your essay should be well-organized and include an introduction, at least three paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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