There were at least several incidents of anti-Chinese violence in Washington, a United States territory and later, a U.S. state, which occurred during the 19th century.

The riots in Tacoma were part of a broader wave of anti-Chinese violence in the American west during 1885 and 1886.

It is also likely that some did not identify themselves for fear of repercussions in the wake of anti-Chinese violence in 1998.

However, local community members distinguished this incident from previous anti-Chinese violence because threats against the Chinese were "a part of the socioeconomic and political structure of the city".

He arrived to face severe anti-Chinese violence.

Among the events of anti-Chinese violence in the American west, the Rock Springs massacre is considered the most widely publicized.

By the mid-1880s, a wave of anti-Chinese violence grew and spread into the Pacific Northwest, caused by circumstances similar to those in California.

Rock Springs was just the first outbreak of many in the Northwest of anti-Chinese violence.

Hsiao-Hung of The Guardian said the attack was part of a trend of increasing anti-Chinese violence in the country.

This has contributed to considerable resentment, and even anti-Chinese violence.