China first. In the 1850’s, the
U.S forced the Treaty of Wanghia with the Chinese, which gave Americans the
right to extraterritoriality and allowed Americans to trade in other cities of
China, not just in Canton. At the same era, on Japan, the United States had just
forced the closed Japan to open to world trade. Both actions resulted to
migration of Japanese and Chinese into the United States, along with their
beliefs, traditions, and cultures.
