Chinese*

Chinese Americans constitute one group of Overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans.
 * Introduction:**

Religion (Worldview):

Population in the United States:

HISTORY: 1368:Ming Dynasty started 1449:Mongol invasion on northern china 1492: Columbus’ Arrival in the Americas

1521: Cortes Encounters the Aztecs in Mexico 1542:Mongol Leader harasses china

1607: English Colonists Arrive at Jamestown

1644-1911:Qing Dynasty Starts

1687: English Colonies Expand

1776-1787: American Revolution; U.S. Constitution

1802: Tlingit Battle the Russians at Sitka

The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records.

1839: The Amistad; the Trail of Tears 1840:First Opium War 1848:California Gold Rush 1850: Fugitive Slave Law Made

1863: The U.S. Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation

1890: Westward Movement; Reform Movements

2009: Today