Author: Dakota

Around this time, China was experiencing economic difficulties within the agricultural industry, which was their dominant industry, because a lot of the world was switching to machines to harvest crops. In contrast, China was still using manual labor which was a lot less efficient and more time-consuming. The elites in China were also more focused on education (ie: developing Confucianism and Taoism) instead of strengthening the economy, leading to a weaker one in comparison to European economies. Many of the peasants in China had relied on agriculture as their main source of income so they started to come to the United States for work.

Hey! We’re Sophie and Dakota, Chinese-Americans in New York City. We created this blog because we have a desire to learn more about our history and the impact of the Chinese in America. Initially, we wanted to focus on Asians in America but then realized that was too broad and decided to start focusing on the Chinese in America. In schools, we are only taught about the Chinese Exclusion Act and have not learned comprehensive history about Asians so this blog was our way of learning. peace out asians heh.