| The central goal of this work is to shed light on a frequently overlooked aspect of history ---the interaction of Chinese and Mexican Californians in the years following statehood. Using the state's Spanish-language newspapers as primary documents, the complexities of this interaction were analyzed with the intent to present a historical work that functions beyond the overused framework of "White vs. Other." By a review of more than 300 of these newspapers' articles, a fuller, more complex image of race relations in 19th century California began to emerge -one that accounts for the state's truly plural ethnic makeup during some of its most formative years. |
