News of the Gold Rush attracted many Chinese to immigrate to California. These Chinese immigrants dreamed of striking it rich in America and returning home to China as wealthy men. However, by the time the Chinese had reached California, most of the gold had already been mined.

Think about the answers to the following questions. Discuss with your teammates, and write your response in your journal.

1. What does "Gum Saan" mean in Chinese?
2. Why do the Chinese refer to America as "Gum San"?

to print questions and record your answers.

Click the links to learn about the Chinese miners.

1. Gold Rush Sesquicentennial
2. Gum Saan
3. The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures

Create the front page of a newspaper.

1. Create an appropriate name for your newspaper. Include headlines and draw at least one picture with a caption for each article.
2. Using the information your research, write three articles from the perspectives of three different people in the Gold Rush: 1) Chinese miner, 2) Anglo-American miner, 3) United States government legislator. The articles can be informational (facts about events), or it can be editorial (opinions or feelings of the writer).