Chinese Culture
By Tyler Logsdon
Pull Factors
- New Jobs were opening
- New government
- Gold discoveries
Chinese Immigration
- Chinese immigrants first went to California because of new found gold
- During the gold rush of 1849
- After that, many Chinese immigrants moved to Texas
Major Foods
Important People
Yao Ming
- Great US basketball player and made Olympic team
Bruce Lee
- Famous Chinese actor in many movies
Mao Zedong
- Communist leader in China
Cultural Highlights
Is Texas Better Off
- Yes
- The Transcontinental Railroad
Influences on Texas Today
- Railroads
- San Francisco 49ers
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