In 1859, "The Chinese School" was created and Chinese children were assigned to this "Chinese only" school. They were not permitted into any other public schools in San Francisco.
The industrious Chinese proved a "threat" to the working community, so in 1862, California decided to publish an "Anti-Coolie Tax," which 1862 California’s Anti-Coolie Tax, which severely restricted the rights of California's Chinese (which were referred to as "Mongolian" in the writ) in which type of industry they could then engage in.
In 1874, a San Francisco real estate circular wrote a "treatise" for "Atlantic papers," which stated:
All comparisons between Irish and German immigration and that of the Chinese are unjust. The former make their homes here, buy farms andhomesteads, are of the same general race, are buried here after death, and take an interest and aid in all things pertaining to the best interests of the country. The Chinese come for a season only; and, while they give their labor, they do not expend the proceeds of such labor in the country. They do not come to settle or makes homes, and not one in fifty of them is married." Thir women are all suffering slaves and prostitutes, for which possession murderous feuds and high-handed cruelty are constantly occurring. To compare the Chinese with even the lowest white laborers is, therefore, absurd.
California's Chinese Heritage: A Legacy of Places
Exploring the Chinese contribution to Californian society, approximately 1,100 entries list sites of historical or cultural significance. The book is arranged by region and by county, with sites listed in alphabetical order. Special attention is drawn to place names, street orientation, the cemetery and Feng Shui, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, levels of official recognition, Ch'ing Ming, the Tree of Heaven, and the changing of names or the naming of unnamed places.