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Chinese Exclusion Act

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1.Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892. By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States.


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The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by Congress in 1882, "forever changed Americans' relationship to immigration" by endorsing definitions of race and class as criteria to define particular groups as "undesirable aliens," ineligible for entry or citizenship.
U.S. immigration: a historical perspective by Fennelly, Katherine / National Voter
In 1882, the Chinese became the first ethnic group to experience exclusion when Congress, under pressure from California legislators, passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.
The story of immigration in America: though it is not often ... by Telzrow, Michael E. / The New American
Chan's use of the term "paper son" throughout the novel makes this link clear: "paper son" refers to the inventions of family ties during the exclusion period (from the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 to the 1940s) to gain entry to America.
Review essay: adoption, interracial marriage, and mixed-race babies: ... by Partridge, Jeffrey F.L. / MELUS
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