I.  Introduction

A.  The Case of Fong See
B.  The Chinese Experience

II.  Chinese Immigrants

A.  Who Were They?
B.  Why Did They Come and From Where?
        1.  Push and Pull Factors
C.  Passage Over

III.  California’s Indispensable Labor Force

A.  A "Worthy Class"
B.  Gold Fields
        1.  Foreign Miners Tax, 1852
        2.  Menial Tasks and Worn-out Claims
C.  The Central Pacific Railroad
        1.  "Crocker's Pets"
        2.  Chinese Railroad Workers
D.  Agriculture
E.  Manufacturing

IV.  Women

A.  Prostitution
B.  Page Law, 1875

V.  Labor Conflict

A.  A Racial Wedge
B.  The Indispensable Enemy
C.  The "Driving Out"
D.  Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882

VI.  Conclusion: A Racial Uniform