There were a number of different kinds of jobs that were
done by the Chinese who came to the United States during the time you mention. The link
below has an excellent and detailed discussion of this
topic.
Some of the main jobs done by the Chinese were the
following:
- In Hawaii, the Chinese were brought
over to work as laborers in the sugar plantations. So these Chinese started as
agricultural workers. - On the mainland, many Chinese
worked building the railroads that were booming during this time. This was very
difficult and dangerous work. - After the railroad jobs
petered out, many Chinese moved to cities and started working in things like restaurants
and laundries.
Once again, please follow the
link for more information.
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