More than one hundred years ago, under racial discrimination, after panning for gold and building railways Chinese immigrants in North America almost collectively joined the laundry industry. They haven’t other choice before Chinese restaurants became popular. At that time, Chinese laundries were covering almost all large and small cities in North America. This industry is hard, and only the Chinese are willing to do it. We shouldn’t forget that history. This painting depicts the scene of the Chinese laundry room at that time.