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    Chinese in Minnesota
    Chinese in Minnesota
    Chinese in Minnesota
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    Chinese in Minnesota

    By Sherri Gebert Fuller and Bill Holm

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    Minnesota's first Chinese settlers, fleeing racial violence in California, established scores of small businesses after they arrived in the late 1870s. Newspapers eagerly published reports of the small Chinese community's activities, including New Year's festivities, marriages, and restaurant openings—as well as allegations of tong activity and of their political ties to China. Beginning in 1882 federal laws stopping Chinese immigration and denying citizenship put particular pressure on the community, which was also accused of resisting Americanization. By the 1960s, a new wave of immigrants, including students, businessmen, and professionals from both Mainland China and Taiwan, began to bring new energy and issues to the state's Chinese community.

    This concise history of the Chinese in Minnesota, the newest addition to The People of Minnesota series, examines the rich history of this ethnic group including immigration patterns, cultural and social organizations, businesses, politics, education, and family life.

    Author Sherri Gebert Fuller relates their story from the early days to the flourishing of ties between Minnesota and China and the professional, educational, and cultural successes of this vital community.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMinnesota Historical Society Press
    Release dateJul 24, 2009
    ISBN9780873517294
    Chinese in Minnesota
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    Sherri Gebert Fuller

    Sherri Gebert Fuller is a project manager for museum collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. She was co-curator of the MNHS exhibit “The Chinese American Experience in Minnesota.”

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      Chinese in Minnesota - Sherri Gebert Fuller

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      IN MINNESOTA

      Preparing for a parade or special event, Oy Huie, in traditional Chinese dress and holding a Chinese Nationalist flag, is flanked by James Hong, left, and two unidentified friends, about 1939.

      THE LAND OF 10,000 LAKES is seldom, if ever, associated with anything Chinese. Few people realize that the history of the Chinese community dates as far back as those groups typically considered Minnesota’s pioneers. While immigrants of European descent long ago found their place in the history books, Chinese immigrants have only slowly been recognized for their struggles and tenacity in the face of harsh immigration laws and job discrimination that persisted well into the 20th century. Influencing and shaping Minnesota history since the early 1870s, Chinese in Minnesota by 2000 numbered 18,622 people and were a vital force in professional, cultural, and educational spheres throughout the state. ¹

      Early Immigration

      The first significant Chinese immigration to the United States took place after the discovery of gold in California (known as Gam Saan, literally Gold Mountain) in 1848. The promise of riches resulted in more than 300,000 Chinese crossing the Pacific from 1850 to 1882 to seek economic betterment. When the panic of 1873 brought economic depression and unemployment to the western states, the Chinese became scapegoats for the American work force who feared their competition in the labor market. Mobs attacked Chinese settlements, lynched immigrant laborers, and burned their houses. In the decades that followed, the anti-Chinese movement spread from the West Coast over the entire nation. Thousands of Chinese left the Pacific states, where the hostility was most severe, some returning to Hawaii or China and others migrating to the Midwest and the East Coast. By 1890 Chinese lived in every state and territory of the United

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