and so the lure of instant wealth in the california mountains was really irresistible. everywhere they go, they are welcomed at first, and they set up china towns. while these hopeful immigrants flock to california, americans were rushing to unite the west with the rest of the country. they needed manpower. they found it in cheap chinese labor. chinese are brought in the tens of thousands to work on the pacific central railroad. a long with other asian-american, south asians and japanese americans, they are really the unsung workforce that builds the west. but then sentiment turns pretty quickly. americans feared for their jobs. this idea that they are