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歷史沿革 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

店，從事農業耕種及擺攤販售農產品。當 Chinese people did not haggle over em-
時的中國還是「清朝」，所以海外華人 ployment wages or types of jobs acquired,
普遍仍留著辮子。後來，華人活動的中 thus replacing Caucasians. As a result, the
心擴展到 Marches Sault 街、Alameda levels of antagonism began to rise, and the
街、Apablasa街一帶，遂成為所謂的「原 Chinese Exclusion Act was created.
始華埠」。
Back in 1781, the city of Los Angeles was 1871年四月，原始華埠發生血腥大屠殺。
established. People from different races 這場被全國報章均指責洛杉磯為「血腥的
grew up together peacefully. The first re- 伊甸園」的暴動，導因於二個堂口械鬥。
cord of the first two Chinese immigrants 根據文獻記載，10月24日晚上，兩個堂口
was made in 1850, and the first female 的成員因爭執而發生火拼，導致一名白人
Chinese immigrant that arrived in Los An- 被殺及多人受傷。事件發生後數小時，五
geles was on Oct 22, 1859. Later, Chinese 百名暴徒圍攻當地華人，殘暴地殺死十九
businessman Chug Chick founded the first 名男性成人及孩童。由於法律上的缺陷，
store located on Spring Street. At that time, 七名被檢控的男性均無罪釋放，華人無法
the recorded Chinese immigrants increased 得到法律保障。
to 21, which consisted of 13 males and 8 族裔間的仇恨情結高漲，許多州都有關於
females. They were working as servants or 排華的法令；到了1882年，聯邦政府通過
as cleaners. A few years later, more immi- 全國性的《排華法案》（Chinese Exclu-
grants came to America and worked on the sion Act），禁止華裔移民進入美國，也
railroad. 不准在美華人歸化成為公民。沒有法律保
In the beginning, they lived around today’s 障，被不平等對待的華人只能窩居在窄小
Los Angeles Street. The living conditions 的華埠，自求多福。
were very terrible for them; 200 Chinese
immigrants were living in poverty and sur-
rounded by the homeless of all races. Later,
they fanned out to areas around Marches
Sault Street, Alameda Street and Apablasa
Street, which became the original China-
town.

1870年時，太平洋鐵路已修建完工，金礦
的開發殆盡，荒地也多被開墾，以至於
許多的工人失業。一向吃苦耐勞的華人為
了生存，不計較報酬多寡，工作條件等，
深獲雇主喜歡，結果影響了白人的就業機
會，於是排華情緒日益高漲，最終引發大
規模的屠殺，以及全美性的排華立法。
The Transcontinental Railroad was com-
pleted in 1870, establishing a transconti-
nental transportation network that revolu-
tionized the population and economy of the 十九世紀末，一支應邀參加西裔宗教節日遊行的華埠舞龍隊伍，在洛杉磯
市區吸引了眾人的圍觀
American West, but resulted in many peo- A Chinatown Lion Dance troupe participating in a Hispanic religious celebration
ple becoming unemployed. To survive, the catches the attention of onlookers in Los Angeles.

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