Pun Chi, a young Chinese merchant, wrote this appeal to Congress, sometime between 1856 and 1868, seeking help against growing anti-Chinese sentiments in the West. Reminding Congress that Chinese migration had been encouraged and that migrants deserved legal protection once in the United States, he gave graphic accounts of the mining tax ...

Life for these immigrants was particularly difficult, as even financially successful Chinese immigrants faced considerable discrimination. In 1860, the Chinese merchant Pun Chi drafted this petition to congress, calling on the legislature to do more to protect Chinese immigrants.

Pun Chi, who was not Christian, asked a white missionary working among California’s Chinese population, William Speer, to translate the petition into English and forward it to Congress. Speer did not forward the petition, partly because he believed Congress lacked the power to

Pun Chi, one of the merchants, drafted a statement in Chinese that was subsequently translated by William Speer, a Presbyterian missionary who worked in Chinatown. Pun Chi outlined the many ways life in California had betrayed the hopes of Chinese immigrants and violated basic principles of common humanity.

In 1860, Pun Chi, a businessman from China, wrote an impassioned appeal challenging the verdict in People v. Hall and in general challenging the negative view of Chinese in California. His appeal was translated to English by the Presbyterian minister William Speer in 1870.

In 1860, the Chinese merchant Pun Chi drafted this petition to congress, calling on the legislature to do more to protect Chinese immigrants. We are natives of the empire of China, each following some employment or profession–literary men, farmers, mechanics or merchants.

Annotation: In a petition to Congress, Pun Chi, a Chinese merchant, describes the prejudice, violence, and discriminatory practices faced by Chinese immigrants to California. We are natives of the empire of China, each following some employment or profession—literary men, farmers, mechanics or merchants.

In 1860, the Chinese merchant Pun Chi drafted this petition to congress, calling on the legislature to do more to protect Chinese immigrants. We are natives of the empire of China, following some occupation or profession-literary men, farmers, mechanics or merchants.

Chinese immigrants faced considerable discrimination. In 1860, the Chinese merchant Pun Chi drafted this petition to congress, calling on the legislature to do more to protect Chinese immigrants. Questions to Consider: 1. Context: Who is the author(s) (include a brief bio)? When did s/he write the piece (include some brief context)? Who is the ...

2009年6月11日 · 在看文章时发现一个影响非常大的人物，曾经载到美国历史教材中，他到底是谁呢？中文名字叫什么？“We Chinese Are Viewed Like Thieves and Enemies”: Pun Chi Appeals to Congress to Protect the Rights of Chinese, ca. 1860。此句中提到的PUN CHI。请您告诉我，谢谢 …