What does it mean to "go to Jinshan" in the five great population migrations in modern times?

The "Golden Mountain" mentioned in this article refers to the economic development of San Francisco in 1848. Many China people went to San Francisco as contract workers to dig gold mines, build railways and settle down there.

As early as 1850, before the American gold rush, there were already China people in San Francisco. 1882, the US Federal Congress passed the only Chinese Exclusion Act in American history.

China immigrants from all over the United States are unfair and discriminated by the mainstream society. China merchants in many cities were smashed and robbed, many China people were beaten and beaten, and China people in San Francisco were driven to China.

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The Chinese community in San Francisco is the largest in the United States. After decades of development and changes, the Chinese society in San Francisco itself has taken on a variety of appearances.

In the past, China people lived in Chinatown for both economic and political reasons and social reasons, that is, they needed the support and protection of their compatriots, otherwise it would be difficult to stand or survive.

Now these original factors no longer play a major role, so new immigrants don't have to rely on the power of Chinatown to decide their future. They can settle in or near Chinatown, or rent or buy a house in other parts of the city.

1970, Chinese was the second largest Asian American after Japanese. By 1980, the Chinese population has jumped to the top of the Asian population.

References:

People's Network-The Difficult Life of Chinese Americans