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March 21, 1852, a British ship smuggled 475 pigs from Amoy heading for San Francisco to compensate the labor in scarcity. Chinese labors contributed great to the construction of Western US though, they were discriminated for a long time, and were even suppressed by the Anti-Chinese Bill. Only until recently the US government officially apologized. Regarding the bloody history of overseas Chinese labors, you may refer to our compiled material: Historical Materials on the Emigration of Chinese Workers in the Late Qing (1836-1910).
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