The Chinese Exclusion Act, enacted in 1882, was the first and only piece of American legislation to ban an entire group of people from immigrating to the United States on…
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A Generational Threat: The Disturbing American History Of Anti-Asian Discrimination
…Los Angeles. (Photo is public domain.) In 1882, as the anti-Chinese movement spread from the streets to the statehouses and finally to the federal government, the Chinese Exclusion Act was…
Asians Shading Blue?
…Chinese Exclusion Act, thereby granting Chinese immigrants the right to citizenship. 1946 The Luce-Celler Act of 1946 grants naturalization rights to Filipino Americans and Indian Americans. 1952 The McCarran-Walter Act…
‘Tong Wars’ explores history of Chinese American immigrant gangs
…the formation of underground groups in the neighborhood following the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, a legislation that restricted Chinese immigration for 10 years. As the rest of the country fought…
The Treatment: A Chinese American Confederate Soldier Changes The Course Of History In ‘The True, Tall Tales of Robert E(ng) Lee’
…few received any recognition at all after the war thanks to the Chinese Exclusion Act. The illustration, done by the talented Van Nguyen, visually represents the legal and historical invisibility…
New Chinese Super-Man Story Shows How Far America Has Come Since 1937
…a time before, if you consider, the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.) “[Ching Lung] is a Chinese super genius bent on taking over the Western world,” Gene Luen Yang,…
Asian Americans: The New White?
…coming as it did during the age of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the yellow peril and Yellow Peril, an influential 1911 book which argued that, in fulfillment of the Book…
Throwback: Explore An Untold History With ‘Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist’
…and hopes that Wong and his father boarded a steamer headed across the Pacific. But keep in mind that though the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, it wasn’t…
Gary Locke’s "100 Year" Path
…a home in Olympia. It was a chapter in American history when the Chinese Exclusion Act was still in effect, denying Chinese immigrants the right to become citizens or vote….
San Francisco School Board To Officially Strike ‘Oriental School’ Policy
…city’s public schools, is Korean American), according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The late 1800s saw the height of anti-Chinese sentiment; the Chinese Exclusion Act had emerged just three years…
Asian American groups condemn ‘racist’ campaign ads
…City, said in a joint statement. “The ad echoes the ‘Yellow Peril’ sentiment from darker times in our nation’s history which led to abhorrent legislation like the Chinese Exclusion Act…
Review: Why You Should Be Watching Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’
…are worthy of screen time is critical. So much is at stake in portraying the fascinating rise of Chinatown gangs before the passage of the virulently xenophobic Chinese Exclusion Act…
CAAMFest Puts On 35th Showing With 11-Day Celebration
…famous for winning “Jeopardy!” 11 times. It’s co-directed by Scott Drucker and Yu Gu. The other gala presentation documentary being screened is “The Chinese Exclusion Act,” by Ric Burns and…
Review: ‘Asian Americans’ Docu-Series Illuminates A Different Side Of American History
…of the Chinese Exclusion Act and a conspicuous glossing over of the World War II Japanese internment camps are the most Asian American students can expect to hear about the…
28 AAPI Leaders Urge Trump To Dump Travel Ban
…racism, bigotry and xenophobia,” the letter reads, citing the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Japanese American internment during World War II. Letter signers include congressional…
