The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Chinese in Hawaii

The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Chinese in Hawaii

Chinese Immigration
Hawai'i
20th century

This newspaper acts like a history essay, in the sense that it gives a breakdown of the history of Chinese migration to Hawaii. A lot of Chinese men came to Hawaii in order to find work so that they could either send the money home to their families, or they would bring their wives and children over as well to start a new life. The person writing this article also keeps referring to Hawaii as the ‘great experimental station of America’, because of the different nationalities that live on the island. The significance of this article shows the type of labour the Chinese did in Hawaii and how they were able to integrate into Hawaiian society. The author paints a flattering picture of life in Hawaii for Chinese immigrants, however how true this actually was, is still to be decided.

The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands

Library of Congress, Chronicling America

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85047084/1908-04-24/ed-1/seq-2/

1908

Catherine Kennedy

Library of Congress

English

Textual - printed newspaper

20th century Hawai'i