They included bookkeepers and bankers as well as others with agricultural backgrounds. As the need for labor grew in the burgeoning industry. 300 Chinese arrived from Hong Kong in 1852. to be followed by 500 more in 1865. This was the start of a long line of immigrants to the islands. called to work in the sugar fields and mills. It is estimated that 46.000 Chinese migrated to Hawaii between 1864 and 1900. of whom 8.000 came from the mainland United States rather than directly from China. More than half came unassisted. and slightly more than half of them returned home after fulfilling their contracts.
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