Sugar planters in Hawaii bring over the…

1852 CE

Sugar planters in Hawaii bring over the first Chinese laborers on three or five year contracts in 1852,  giving them three dollars per month plus room and board for working a twelve-hour day, six days a week.

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Honolulu Honolulu (Oahu) Hawaii United States View →

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Chinese (Han) people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Hawaii, Kingdom of View →

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Sweeteners View →

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Labor and Service View → Custom and Law View → Movements View →

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