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The Chinese in North Adams Through Census Information

What is the Chinese presence in North Adams from 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 as reflected in the U. S. Census?

Census Appearance - - Chinese in North Adams, Massachusetts

              North Adams, Massachusetts

              Chinese

              Census Year

              0

              1860

              75

              1870

              19

              1880

              17

              1900

              4

              1910

              5

              1920

              8

              1930

Analyze the statistics. What was happening in the United States that caused a large amount of Chinese to be present in North Adams, MA in 1870?

This lesson's primary source document:

A Focus on the 1870 Census

 

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              Name

              Age

              Gender

              Race

              12

              Ah Ching How

              18

              M

              C

              13

              Tie Low Long

              15

              M

              C

              14

              Ah Ang Fook

              17

              M

              C

              15

              Ah Ang One

              16

              M

              C

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              O Low Long

              17

              M

              C

              17

              Ah Ang One

              18

              M

              C

              18

              Ah Ang York

              15

              M

              C

              19

              Ah Chung Chan

              14

              M

              C

              20

              Ah Low Ting

              16

              M

              C

              21

              Ah Low Yong

              14

              M

              C

              22

              Ah Ching Jong

              17

              M

              C

              23

              Pork Sing Sing

              16

              M

              C

              24

              Ah Low Koo

              15

              M

              C

              25

              Hork Low Toy

              28

              M

              C

              26

              Sie Chang Toy

              15

              M

              C

              27

              Sing Sie Chan

              15

              M

              C

              28

              Jang Low Moon

              18

              M

              C

              29

              Pork Long Looky

              16

              M

              C

              30

              Ah Low Pork

              17

              M

              C

              31

              Yu Ang Looky

              17

              M

              C

              32

              Long Ley Him

              14

              M

              C

              33

              Hong Ley Same

              15

              M

              C

              34

              Ping Long Cheang

              16

              M

              C

              35

              Chin Teang Cheang

              17

              M

              C

              36

              Ting Tear Shue

              18

              M

              C

              37

              Mork Ley Tick

              14

              M

              C

              38

              Jong Ang Hind

              16

              M

              C

              39

              Ah Chung Loy

              16

              M

              C

              40

              Pork Low Ying

              15

              M

              C

 


 

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              Name

              Age

              Gender

              Race

              1

              Ah Chung Keis

              14

              M

              C

              2

              Ah Lee Fue

              15

              M

              C

              3

              Ah Wong Folks

              17

              M

              C

              4

              Ah Ham Sing

              26

              M

              C

              5

              Ah Ham Shue

              15

              M

              C

              6

              Ah Sung Ying

              18

              M

              C

              7

              Ah Ham Sam

              17

              M

              C

              8

              Way Low Young

              16

              M

              C

              9

              Ah Low Toy

              16

              M

              C

              10

              Ah Low Looky

              18

              M

              C

              11

              Ah Low Moon

              16

              M

              C

              12

              Wing Low Kong

              16

              M

              C

              13

              Ah Long More

              30

              M

              C

              14

              Hind Ley Wong

              16

              M

              C

              15

              Yu Low Tuch

              17

              M

              C

              16

              Ah Low You

              18

              M

              C

              17

              Ah Heng Jong

              22

              M

              C

              18

              Ah Quang Chung

              15

              M

              C

              19

              Ah Low Hong

              19

              M

              C

              20

              You Ley Lye

              15

              M

              C

              21

              Ah Ley Fund

              18

              M

              C

              22

              Ah Ley Chung

              15

              M

              C

              23

              Len Lay Say

              16

              M

              C

              24

              Quan Lay Hin

              28

              M

              C

              25

              Ah Ship Hoo

              14

              M

              C

              26

              Ah Low Hung

              18

              M

              C

              27

              Ah Low Tiro

              16

              M

              C

              28

              Tiro Low Sein

              15

              M

              C

              29

              Hook Low Him

              38

              M

              C

              30

              You Ley Lan

              15

              M

              C

              31

              Ah Low Quan

              17

              M

              C

              32

              Ah Ley Hong

              17

              M

              C

              33

              Ah Low Por

              16

              M

              C

              34

              Hung Quan Tuch

              17

              M

              C

              35

              Ah Chung Ley

              17

              M

              C

              36

              Ah Ring Ham

              18

              M

              C

              37

              Ah Ring Chang

              17

              M

              C

              38

              Ah Chin Kow

              17

              M

              C

              39

              Ah Chin Teung

              15

              M

              C

              40

              Seng Wong Sook

              15

              M

              C

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              1

              Sey Ah Chung

              17

              M

              C

              2

              Long Lam Kue

              16

              M

              C

              3

              Ah Ley My

              14

              M

              C

              4

              Same Low Yuen

              32

              M

              C

              5

              Ah Low Mooy

              18

              M

              C

              6

              Charles Sing

              22

              M

              C

Charles Sing in 1870 North Adams
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