The U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 in 1943. However, immigration laws did not change until 1965. After 1965, there was an increase in Chinese immigration to the United States. This second wave of Chinese immigrants faced similar challenges as the earlier immigrants such as the English language barriers.

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

Why might immigrants choose to come to California today?

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The Second Wave: The Recent Chinese Immigration

1. Using the information from your research, write three paragraphs comparing and contrasting earlier Chinese immigrants with second wave immigrants. Use a Venn diagram to list and organize your ideas before you begin to write.

2. Draw 2 picture to go with your writing. One picture should represent the earlier immigrants and the other should represent the second wave immigrants.