test 2

Question 1

How did immigration from China to the USA begin?

Answer 1

Largely in the 1850s, mostly voluntary due to pull factors, especially the California gold rush, later arrivals helped build the transcontinental railroad. In mid 19th century, there were also many push factors such as famine, economic crisis, and political anarchy.

Question 2

How were Chinese immigrants treated?

Answer 2

Very poorly, often spent first few years in indentured servitude paying off their fare. Faced discrimination and intolerance.

Question 3

What are sojourners?

Answer 3

Chinese immigrants who eventually plan to return to the homeland prosperous, they were the most strongly motivated to upkeep their culture and tradition.

Question 4

What are examples of Chinese migrant songs?

Answer 4

Ng Bak Loi Gimsaan (“Uncle Ng Comes to the Gold Mountain”),

Question 5

Ng Bak Loi Gimsaan (“Uncle Ng Comes to the Gold Mountain”).

Answer 5

muk’yu genre/muyu, sang by Seung Chi Ng (uncle Ng),

Question 6

Muyu

Answer 6

can be sung by men or women, performed in many different situations in public and private, fixed form, text setting is syllabic, singers use tones to distinguish words, melismatic.

Question 7

How did Arab migration from the Middle East begin?

Answer 7

political and economic instability in the middle east led to the first wave of departures, chain migration was common, immigrants imported records and made their own.