Why i mean its like lots of asain people there.
WHY?
i say because its not racist like the south or northeast.
Ur opinion or answer?
2006-12-29 12:49:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is the main entry point into the US from most Asian nations; whether the immigration is legal or illegal.
2006-12-29 12:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
a. It is the easiest state to get to from Asia. Plus, California is known for being very lenient with immigrants. (Legal and illegal.)
b. Historically, there were a lot of Asians already in California that were left over from the railroads. When a significant amount of Asian immigrants started entering this country (which happened relatively recently) many went to areas where they had friends, relatives, etc. or ethnic areas with a lot of Asians in general. (California.)
2006-12-29 22:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by AW 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As people above said, a few reasons:
1. The main point of entry from Asian countries is California
2. The majority of the work force in California during the Gold Rush were Chinese (although there were subsequent laws passed to restrict Chinese immigration).
3. A lot of Japanese immigrated from Hawaii at the turn of the 20th century as laborers (and restrictive immigration laws also passed).
4. Post WWII, Chinese were given refugee status when immigrating from Communist China.
5. In the 50s, anti-Asian immigration and land ownership laws repealed.
6. In the 70s, diplomatic relations opened up with China, allowing families to immigrate to join American residents.
Fun facts: The state with the second-highest Asian population is New York. The state with the fastest-growing Asian population is Georgia.
2006-12-29 21:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It could be that California is the closest State there is to Asia, as far as distance is concerned. It's all a matter of geography.
2006-12-29 20:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Port of San Francisco
2006-12-29 20:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by GGGGGunit_ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because California is close to Asia.
2006-12-29 20:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because on the other side of the world there is China and Japan and those countries have alot of people that live there and China has the biggest population in the world.
2006-12-29 20:52:43 · answer #7 · answered by thelongestday41 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Becasue were close to Asia in terms of flights. Also during the gold rush alot of asians came over to find gold. And theres also alot of technology jobs in california attracting alot of high skilled asian immigrants.
2006-12-29 20:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
There's lots of Asians in Portland, Or and Seattle, WA as well. It's because the West Coast is much closer to Asia than the East Coast. And if you landed in California, wouldn't you want to stay there?
2006-12-29 20:53:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
Well first of all the gold rush....and plus we had many wars over there. So many soldiers came home with Asian wives. Plus it's one of the closest states.
2006-12-29 21:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by Trini-HaitianGrl81 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋