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Tables Show Chinese Labor Distribution and Wage Discrepancies in Late 19th Century San Francisco
This chart shows the numbers of Chinese immigrants employed in various occupations in San Francisco from 1860-1880. Although the data is incomplete, the chart shows that the vast majority of Chinese worked in menial jobs as laundry workers, [...]
Tags: Chinese Immigration
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Statistics about Life in Five Points
Five Pointers were destitute when they arrived and settled in New York’s poorest and most run-down neighborhood. On top of this, Irish Five Pointers worked for some of the lowest wages in the most dangerous and unstable jobs in the city. [...]
Tags: Five Points, Irish Immigration
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)