1840s, with the discovery of gold California and other places, Chinese laborers began to emigrate to America, joined the ranks of the West Coast gold digger. To the end of 1851, so that as many as 25,000 prospectors number of guests who have been around. In stock before the oncoming surge of emigration, there are no Chinese people set foot on America's land then? It is still there, from a variety of scattered information can be learned before this there are several sporadic pioneer, their activity areas are mainly in the U.S. East Coast.

Direct contact between the United States began in 1784, the year a named "Chinese Empress" (Empress of China) merchant on February 22 left New York, the same year on August 28 arrived in Guangzhou, the following year returned to New York May 12, a total investment of $ 120,000, $ 30,000 profit, profits of up to 25%. Can be a lucrative business with the Chinese people, this is very exciting news for business people, have to act, much of this lucrative trade with China is committed to the cause. The earliest Chinese people to the United States is to follow this merchant across the oceans to the New World.

The first one will be the Chinese people to the U.S. merchant ships is the "wisdom of the Goddess" (Pallas), when it was mainly in the trade between India and China, but when the "Empress of China" news of the captain AoDuonai Seoul (John O 'Donnell) immediately decided to buy in Chinese tea, silk and other goods shipped directly to the United States. In order to complete the semi-circle around the Earth long voyages, he recruited a number of Indian sailors and three Chinese people. "Goddess of Wisdom" Cape of Good Hope, across the Atlantic, on August 9, 1795 arrived in Baltimore. After landing, Aoduonaier materialistic nature immediately exposed, he was not paid to the men who promised reward, and even returning tolls would also like to repudiate. The face of these troubled sailor, a Ming Jiaohuo Billings Wentz (Levi Hollingsworth) righteous people lent a helping hand, he put these poor sailor to his own home to settle down, a few months and then took them to Philadelphia, to the then highest legislative body - the Continental Congress (from the eastern composed of representatives of 13 states) made a request to be removed from the group of sailors before returning bear all costs by the Parliament. Parliament relevant departments, after deliberation, decided by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where bear this cost. Was responsible for the administrative work of Pennsylvania is famous politicians and scholars Franklin (Benjamin Franklin), he has been very interested in China and the Chinese people, I am pleased to accept the parliament's decision. This three Chinese and other Indian sailors living in Philadelphia, ten months after he was taken back to Baltimore, then Aoduonaier captain had a change of heart, ready to put them back to China. However, at this time, this group of sailors suddenly disappeared, they are returned to their homeland later, or remain in the United States, the fate and how, without any documented to become a big mystery.

On the existing literature, first seen Chinese people, and no doubt the U.S. cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia residents.

Set foot in the United States next batch of Chinese people is to follow Van Braam (Andrew E. van Braam) from. Fan was born in the Netherlands in 1758 by the Dutch East India Company sent to China, Macau and Guangzhou, has worked for 15 years, he has already demonstrated his interest in the United States, in 1783 Britain signed the "Treaty of Paris" declared the United States formally independent later, he emigrated to the United States and the following year became a U.S. citizen. Since then, he again played for the Dutch East India Company in Guangzhou as an agent. 1794 he, as the Netherlands Desheng (Isaac Titsingh) missions to Beijing to celebrate a 60th anniversary of the Qianlong reign. Shortly thereafter he had a falling out with the East India Company, resigned from office in Guangzhou, ready to return to the United States. In Guangzhou, a large collection of Van Braam Chinese furniture, porcelain and paintings, in order to put these baby safely arrived in the United States, he hired a group of sailors, including five Chinese people. They ride "Madame Louise No." (Lady Louise) on April 10, 1796 arrived in Philadelphia. Van BraamBuju Philadelphia during the locals organized a Chinese art exhibition, for the first time in American history. But the Phillies did not because of this visual feast and gratitude Van Braam, but very jealous of his wealth, continue to give him trouble. July 1798, unbearable Van Braam leave the United States returned to the Netherlands, after the November 1801 death in Amsterdam. About Van Braam's life there are a lot of historical information, but few of them relate him to the United States that five Chinese people, so they later the situation is now unknown.

Following the previous two batches of Chinese sailors came after the U.S. is a Chinese businessman, he documented in the United States is called PunghuaWingchong. He arrived in the U.S. in the fall of 1807, several American businessman aims to recover the debt, these businessmen doing business in Guangzhou, had borrowed money from his father. The end of the summer of 1808 when he was ready to return to Guangzhou, debt collection, the route between the United States has been interrupted. The original point of tension between the Anglo-American war may break out at any time, Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson) president ordered all U.S. vessels outage, in order to avoid the voyage was the British captured, resulting in unnecessary losses. Most owners are subject to the government's orders, but there are also individual businessmen want national crisis money, just around the corner is one of the most evil intents and shrewd Astor (John J. Astor), this embargo has made the Chinese people see goods especially tea, silk and other commodity shortages that can take just a big fishing. When he heard the news PunghuaWingchong eager to return home, and immediately came up with a big idea inspiration, encouraging the Chinese lender to the U.S. president a letter, requiring spared, allowing him to hire boats to go home. After weighing the President agreed to this request, mainly that this goodwill will move sooner or later by the Qing government to understand and help maintain and develop relations between the two countries. August 12, 1808, Astor's "Beaver Road" (Beaver) under the watchful eyes openly out of the New York Harbor, marching to Guangzhou. PunghuaWingchong eventually returned home safely after a few years an American businessman Tier Deng (Bryant Tilden) still in Guangzhou had seen him, and wrote in his diary a conversation between them. From Tier Deng diary we can see that he himself was in 1813 in Guangzhou with a man named Washey to the United States, Washey spent two years in the United States and then back to Guangzhou.

This was later the United States five Chinese people have a common experience they have in Cornwall, Conn. (Cornwall) missionary school before. This school by the U.S. Department of Overseas Missionary Association established in 1817, aimed at training young people to become a foreign priest, upon graduation returned Gospel. First registered Chinese student named Wong Arche, he is an American businessman from Guangzhou to bring, but he's all for the school obviously not suited to the strict rules and regulations, in 1818 soon after admission, because of repeated contraventions of the Discipline was ordered to leave. Later he was born in the Malay Peninsula Chinese people Botang, his childhood was sold to a Guangzhou businessman traffickers; was second in the United States consul in Guangzhou Snow (Samuel Snow, 1794 - 1804 in office) will he brought to the United States, but he was equally suited to missionary school rules, and soon it dropped out. Since then studied at the Cathedral School are brothers - Ah Lan and Ah Lum, their father - is likely to be a Guangzhou businessman - hopes his son here to learn some useful things, but this pair of fellow sufferers Academic quite got the idea, often fooling around, in this school in 1825 before the closure barely completed two years of studies. The school last one is the best one Chinese student is Alana fitness (LiaonAshee), he was living in 1820 or so to Boston, unaccompanied, living by doing it manually, and later in the famous local priest Jencks (William Jenks) with the help of down to Cornwall, he studied at the missionary school for three years (740 - 1825), as at the end of 1825 to return to Guangzhou. Alana fitness has become known, mainly because in 1839 he was hired as the English translation of Lin, an early Anglo-American Missionaries such as Morrison (Robert Morrison), Abeel (David Abeel) were once in the writings and letters He mentioned in this work. For people overlook is that Alana modern fitness is likely to be one of China's earliest Protestants, although no exact record, but considering his long-term learning in the church school, as well as good performance, he added during the Protestant school possibility is great. Alana is a proper name worth remembering.

Chinese people are more of these men, whether the early 19th century Chinese lady came to the United States do? Yes, but sadly, they are used as exhibits were shipped to the United States to go. Their appearance, figure, especially American audiences adventures feet become the object of "imported" their is some U.S. circus and exhibition organizations. They probably did not leave a name, only one name and a surname is Pwan Yee Koo, about her ad is written like this: "a true Chinese beauty, two inches and a half feet, 17 years young, the first one came to the barbarians ladylike. "perhaps because it is ladylike, so it left a name, as to how she will be living to the barbarians, it has been completely unknown.