They faced harsh discrimination in a sense that they were not able to gain US citizenship, people were encouraged not to give them jobs and finally were facing racial discrimination. They position at the end of 19th Century was horrible.
Explanation:
Discrimination and racial inequality towards the Chinese was even legalized. Many Chinese lived in US at the beginning of 19th Century, but with the gold rush led to increased immigration.
But, more white settlers also came to the west, which led to collide between them and many others, including the Chinese.
