The Appalachian Mountains most contributed to the settle of the colonies along the Atlantic coast. As the settlers were just attempting to establish themselves in the harsh terrain of unsettled environments, they avoided the additional difficulties of spreading out further and over a mountain range. The coastal areas would have been able to provide initial raw materials to start colonization without risking more by attempting to overtake the mountain range.
The San Francisco Borad of Supervisors blame the Chinese for these living conditions. They argue that it is as if the Chinese community existed in open defiance of the law and even say that they are stronger against the law than other races.
I do not agree with their assessment because it is profoundly racist, attributing this conditions to some racial essentialism and campaigning for the banning of Chinese citizens in American soil. Instead of this, the San Francisco Board of supervisors should try to address the political and social factors that have led the Chinese communities to live in those conditions: being denied certain jobs other than cooks or housemaids, affordable housing outside of ghettoes and the financial stability to look after their families, communities and the improvement of their spaces in the city.
