The Asian Americans form the fastest growing ethnic groups in the US. Most of these Asian Americans comprised of low wage laborers who travelled to the US in search of proper living. This group mainly originated from regions such as china, Far East, south Asian and the Indian subcontinent. This paper however lays emphasis on the Asian Americans comprising of the Chinese ethnic group.
The Chinese group went to the US with the intention of working in the Californian gold rushes in the 1850s. Through their skills, they worked in agricultural plantations, factories and in the building of ...