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125 Anniversary

th 週年

1847 + 加州尚屬墨西哥國土，華人已在加州出入，經營小買賣。
During the era when California was still a Mexican territory, Chi-
nese people have already resided in California as small business
owners.

1848 + 加州歸入美國國土，華人人口共計780名。
Chinese population reaches a number of 780 people when Califor-
nia is annexed by the United States.
+ 加州發現黃金，吸引大批移民，消息很快從太平洋傳到廣東，第一批
華人渡過太平洋，開始了美國淘金夢。
The California Gold Rush attracts many immigrants and the news
quickly spreads across the Pacific Ocean to Guangdong. The first
group of Chinese people immigrates across the Pacific Ocean,
beginning their dream to pan for gold.

1849 + 華人開始入加州礦區淘金，大量華人移民美國，其中以廣東四邑（台
山、開平、恩平及新會）人為多數，他們以家鄉方言交談，稱之為「
唐話」。
Chinese people begin to join mining industries after immigrating
to the United States. Many of the Chinese immigrants are from
Guangdong and its adjacent provinces such as Taishan, Kaiping,
Enping and Xinhui. Most arriving in the United States form a Chi-
natown and start their home dialect called “Tang.”

1850 + 9月9日，加州正式成為美國聯邦的第31州，華人組隊參加慶祝大
遊行，並被安排在一個特別禮遇的位置。加州州長約翰．道格拉斯
（John Douglas）在州情咨文裡熱情讚揚了華人，並形容為最新接納
的公民裡「最有價值的一批人」，並提出應鼓勵華人繼續移民。
California becomes the 31st state admitted to the United States
on September 9th. Chinese people celebrate by parading as they
are being accounted for as a special group of people. California
Governor, John Douglas, praises the Chinese people in his State
Official Assembly. He announces that they are the “most valued
group of people” and encourages more Chinese immigrants to the
United States.

1852 + 華人開始湧入美國西岸，政府統計美國華人人口為20,025名，多數為
礦工，散佈在加州各地的礦坑。到了1870年間，華工占加州礦工人口
的三成。
The Chinese start to stream across the Western Region. The U.S.
Census reports that the Chinese population is estimated to be

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