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How did asian immigrants fare in the nineteenth-century united states as compared to european immigrants in the same period?

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Asian immigrants generally faced worse times in the United States than Europeans.  Chinese immigrants in California in particular faced a rising tide of racism that led to threats, violence, and, ultimately, legal exclusion.
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