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The Maori People are the first civilization to inhabit what is now New Zealand. They originally come from Polynesia in Southeast Asia.

The Haida People are the first civilization to live in the area comprised of the Alaskan Archipelago all the way to Vancouver Island in what is now British Columbia.

Both of these cultures feature performing arts related to warfare. The Maori are the creators of the famous Haka dance, which is used by the New Zealand Rugby Team prior to each match.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.