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goldenboy | 21:38 Fri 01st Jul 2005 | History
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Why were chinese immigrants to mid 1800s America called celestial? I presume it is derogatory
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The Chinese immigrants, imported to build the transcontinental railroad as well as mine coal in the west, refferred to their homeland as the Celestial Kingdom, hence they were called celestials...
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