About 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey

A Memoir

In the mid-1800s, when news of gold discoveries in California spread, immigrants from around the world rushed in. Among them was Sam Wong, a young farmer from China. Sam found gold in the streams of California—and other riches on the railroad. The demand for labor to build the first transcontinental railroad was so great that workers were recruited from China in large numbers. Chinese workers became a dominant force in uniting the country by rail. Sam thrived on the opportunities America offered, but he also encountered its darker side. Chinese immigrants were singled out for discrimination. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first U.S. law to restrict immigration based on nationality.

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