This non-fiction article gives information about the Chinese immigrants who came to California in the 1800’s seeking prosperity.  As they arrived from China, they struggled to make a better life.  Together they established supportive communities that allowed them to hold on to their culture, language, traditions, and foods. (McGraw-Hill CA Treasures, 2010)

This lesson was created as part of the Basal Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.