The Rock Springs massacre occurred in 1885 , in which at least 28 Chinese immigrants were killed and 15 were injured . Many enraged white miners in Sweetwater County felt threatened by the Chinese and blamed them for their unemployment . As a result of the job competition , white miners expressed their frustration in physical violence where they robbed , shot , and stabbed at Chinese in Chinatown . The Chinese quickly tried to flee but in doing so , many ended up burned alive in their homes , starved to death in hidden refuge , or exposed to animal predators of the mountains ; some were successfully rescued by a passing train . A total of 78 homes were burned
Rock Springs massacre
Rock Springs massacre
Chinese Americans