Many labor organizations did not welcome Asiatics, and since their refugee existence had deprived them of educational opportunities they had no specialized knowledge. So they just had to start from the bottom up, working in the building trade, in restaurants and factories, or running some small business.
許多工會組織根本不歡迎黃種人，而大半生都顛沛流離、沒機會接受教育的他們，也缺乏專業知識，於是只得從最基層的粗活幹起﹘ ﹘蓋房子，在餐館、工廠做工，或是自己經營一點小本生意。