Chinese immigrants in Olympia

In the 1880s,Great depression strike United States.The Chinese immigrants suffered from the economic crisis.

 

Anti-Chinese movement

The chinese immigrants were targeted during the 1880s.Many were removed from their homes forcefully and brutally.

     

Chinese women immigrants

Few Chinese women came to United States in the 1880s. Their life was wedged between race and gender discrimination in both the United States and China.

Toy Kay: The personal story of a Chinese woman in Olympia

She talked about Chinese womens history in the United State through her and her mother's story.Toy Kay was 15 years old when she first came to Olympia when she came to marry Bill Kay.