You can use the Internet to learn more about Chinese culture and what life was like for Chinese immigrants to America in the nineteenth century.

Museum of the City of San Francisco
Check out this museum's extensive collection of resources on San Francisco's history. You can search the collection by subject or year, or browse through the online biographies of influential individuals.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/

CHINA: A Country Study
Check out the extensive resources on Chinese history, geography, politics, cultures, economics, and more from the Library of Congress and the Army Area Handbook.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html