Immigration to the United States features a profile written by Joseph Dewey on the role of the Chinese Six Companies—an…
The American Social History Project provides an account of the beginnings of The Chinese Six Companies, a compilation of the six…
Stanford University presents an article (2020) from the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project, by Yong Chen, on the…
The Cornell Legal Information Institute presents a transcript of court documents related to the United States v. Wong Kim Ark…
The Online Archive of California features an 1877 address to the United States Congress by the Chinese Six Companies—a benevolent…
History Matters features a February 28, 1878 historical appeal by Denis Kearney and H. L. Knight, leaders of the California…
The Library of Congress features an 1885 appeal to Congress by Californian and other West Coast residents on the issues of…
This American Yawp Reader source features a North American Review article published by the mayor of San Francisco, James D.…
The Department of State, Office of the Historian provides contextual background information on the Burlingame-Seward Treaty- an…
The Library of Congress features an 1868 illustration from the Harper’s New Monthly Magazine of the U.S. Minister to China, Anson…
DocsTeach features a 1901 letter from the banker John Alton of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles to Secretary of State…
Utah State University presents a handwritten 1867 letter from Denver & Rio Grande Railroad superintendent Robert M. Ridgway to…
ARTSTOR presents a historical map (1868), created by Union Pacific Railroad Company, that shows its route and connections from the…
Note: See 1st column, 6th to last paragraph.Chronicling America features a October 28, 1871 article, writer unknown, from the…
Note: See 1st column, 4th paragraph.Chronicling America features an 1889 article, author unknown, from the Los Angeles Daily…
Note: See 1st column, 4th paragraph.Chronicling America features a June 27, 1889 article, author unknown, from the Los Angeles…