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华人为美国早期经济和社会发展所做的贡献 大连民族学院2010届英语专业本科毕业论文 PAGE 2 PAGE 1 大连民族学院2010届英语专业本科毕业论文 摘要 当今，华人工作在美国的各个领域，从美国顶级的大学到小城镇的餐馆，都可以看到他们的身影。美国华人的成就有目共睹，被成为少数族群的典范，然而他们的祖辈曾经生活在美国社会的边缘，地位卑贱却从事当时美国最辛苦、最危险的工作。但却是成千上万的他们，为美国的西部发展和美国的经济发展贡献一生。 本文主要描述了华人为美国早期经济和社会发展所做的贡献。全文一共四个部分：一、华人移民去美国的时代背景。1849年在加利福尼亚州发现黄金后，第一批华人移民来到美国加州。 帝国主义国家对中国的疯狂掠夺及对中国的统治也是驱使成千上万的中国人到美国加州的原因之一。第二、三部分讲述华人对美国早期经济和社会发展做的贡献。淘金热给美国西部带来了巨大的财富，更多的人想到西部去，更多的资源需要运出西部，这就迫切需要建造一条横贯大陆的铁路。华工的大量移入，对美国的铁路建设、矿藏开采、农业生产、渔业发展、烟草制造、毛纺织等工业领域的发展起了很大的促进作用。随着华人到来而在美国落地生根的历史悠久而且博大精深的华人饮食文化已已成为美国多元文化的有机组成部分；中医药的广泛使用，也是对美国医疗事业的补充。四，总结。美国西部开发是其19世纪资本主义经济发生巨变的一个重要组成部分,历史不容置疑，华工在美国经济发展中的贡献更是不容否定的。 关键词:华工；经济发展；社会发展；贡献 ABSTRCT Todays Chinese Americans work in many occupations and professions. From the Chinatowns in large cities and small towns where Chinese storekeepers and laborers had settled. While the earlier generations of Chinese Americans lived a miserable and humble life, they made great contributions to the United States. This paper is mainly concerned with the contributions of Chinese Americans to early economic and social development of the United States.It contains four parts in total. First,it will introduce the background of Chinese immigrants. After the 1849 discovery of gold in California, the first wave of Chinese immigrants started coming to California. The forces that drove thousands of Chinese to California were the direct result of the imperialist plunder and domination of China. The second and third parts mainly deal with the contributions of Chinese Americans to early economic and social development of the United States. A transcontinental railroad was needed to move more people west and natural resources safely and profitably to major markets back in the east. The population of Chinese labors who went to America for making a living increased year by year. It played an important role in promoting the development of America’s mineral mining, railway construction, agriculture as well as some other light industry such as