Push Factors:
Economic Factor: The California Gold Rush began in 1848 as gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's timber mill.
Political Factor: The Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864) against the autocratic Qing dynasty led to the deaths of at least 20 million Chinese peasants.
Environmental Factor: The 1852 Flooding of the Huang He river in the Shandong Peninsula led to disastrous crop failures, famine and disease
Pull Factors:
The first wave of Chinese immigrants moved to America in search of wealth and a better lifestyle
Chinese fled their homes to escape the violence and conflict of the Civil War to a stable and safe environment and a new life in America
Over 20,000 Chinese moved to America due to the lower risk from natural disasters and