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What is immigrate?
When a person comes to live permanently in a new country.
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What is Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
A law to prevent Chinese from entering the United States
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What is discriminate?
To treat people unfairly.
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What are the feelings that Chinese immigrants expressed in their poetry?
Nervous, Scared, Lonely, Unsure, Love for Family.
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What is detain?
To hold someone back from moving on.
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What are Barracks?
Building used to house a large number of people.
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What are Chinese Characters?
The calligraphy letters of the Chinese language.
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What is Interrogate?
To ask questions formally.
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What is The Gold Rush?
Made immigrants want to come to America.
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What is Ancestor?
A family member from the past.
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