Gold minors In 1848, gold being discovered in California; the nearest, and the first to arrive being were South Americans, and people from the United States; adventurers from Europe, then later from Asia and even the Pacific Islands arriving soon after; California becoming the thirty-first state of the United States of America in 1850, being a multicultural society Later arrivals the building of the railway from the west to the east coast bringing larger numbers of Chinese to California in the 1860; Italians arriving in California in the late 19th century; in 1911 immigrants from Denmark establishing a town of their own; by the 1920s the film industry being well established in Hollywood，California; today California being the second largest Jewish population in the United States; Japanese farmers arriving in California at the beginning of the 20th century; people from Africa living in California since the 1800s Most recent arrivals In more recent decades, California having become home to people from Asia, including Cambodian, Koreans, Vietnamese and Laotians The future People from different parts of the world still immigrating to California VI. Reading the text again to draw a diagram of it and retell the story in your own words

VII. Closing down by writing a history account

To end this period you are to write a history account of your own city. You are required to use the expressions from the text you have just learned this period.

The brief history of Guangzhou Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. And it not only has the third largest population in the country, but also is the most multicultural city. Few people in the North know the history of Guangzhou. At various times, people have been attracted from all overt China to this beautiful city. The first people arrived here the pre-history years. It is likely that, at least fifteen thousand years ago, the northern people had crossed the Changjiang River to come to this city by means of small boats which had been existing in prehistoric times. In the 16th century，people here suffered greatly from both flooding and drought. Many of them were forced into slavery. In addition, many died from terrible illnesses. But the strongest survived the terrible times.

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