Portrait of American Wong Kim Ark, 1904. He was denied re-entry to the US in 1895 because of the Chinese language Exclusion Act.
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Portrait of American Wong Kim Ark, 1904. He was denied re-entry to the US in 1895 because of the Chinese language Exclusion Act.
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In 1880, the Chinese language have been the most important group of immigrants within the western U.S. However Sinophobic sentiments crystallized into racist insurance policies and ultimately the Chinese language Exclusion Act of 1882. The rationale was that banning Chinese language laborers would enhance job alternatives for U.S.-born employees. As we speak, an economist explains how the Chinese language exclusion legal guidelines affected the economies of western states and what it says about our present debate over immigration and jobs.
Learn the working paper co-authored by Nancy Qian.
A digital scan of the photograph album within the California Historic Society’s collections is on the market right here.
For extra on this era of historical past, try At America’s Gates: Chinese language Immigration in the course of the Exclusion Period, 1882-1943 by Erika Lee.
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