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I_love_pillows t1_jdkrina wrote

Reply to comment by Ineedtwocats in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Taiping Rebellion too. Chinese call 1850s to 1950s ‘Century of Shame’. It was truly a century of chaos.

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Gagarin1961 t1_jdle1r6 wrote

Imagine dying in a giant war led by a guy you think is the younger brother of Jesus Christ and nobody even talks about it in the future.

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I_love_pillows t1_jdliex3 wrote

We hereby dedicate the post to the unnamed Chinese soldiers who died fighting in the Taiping Rebellion.

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