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Goal 3: Learn about China emigration and immigration.
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ALearn about China immigration.
- FamilySearch: Learn about China emigration to the United States in these articles.
FS—Wiki: China Emigration and Immigration - Wikipedia: Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia: Chinese Americans - Tracing Ancestors: Learn about tracing Chinese ancestors who were immigrants to North America.
FS—Chinese Genealogy Research: How to Find Your Chinese Ancestors in North America
AC—Exploring Chinese Ancestors: Unraveling the Legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act - NARA: Learn about NARA (National Archives and Record Administration) case files for immigration.
- U.S. Archives: Learn more about Chinese immigration in this article from the U.S. Archives.
Chinese Americans Guide - Canada: Learn about Chinese immigration to Canada in this video.
AC—Chinese-Canadian Genealogy—43:51 - 2020
- Jewish: Explore the
Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in China. - California: Explore Chinese immigration to California from 1850-1925.
Record Search Practice |
Hoo Hong was an immigrant to California. Use the "AC: California, Chinese Arrival Files Index 1884-1940" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Where was Hoo Hong born?
- How old was he when he came to California?
- When did he arrive?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Hoo" as the first name and "Hong" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Hoo Hong.
- Click View Records for the answers. Suggested Records has more information for him.
- Hoo Hong was born in China.
- He was 37 when he arrived in the United States.
- He arrived on 10 Sep 1906.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
- AC: California, Chinese Arrival Case Files Index, 1884-1940
- AC: North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1944
- AC: San Francisco, California, Chinese Passenger Arrivals and Disposition, 1903-1947
- AC: San Francisco, California, Registers of Chinese Laborers Returning to the U.S., 1882-1888
- AC: U.S., Partnership List of Chinese Firms, 1893-1943