Chinese Exclusion Act - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 8 pages of information about Chinese Exclusion Act.

Chinese Exclusion Act - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 8 pages of information about Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Samuel Gompers. The Library of Congress. Samuel Gompers. The Library of Congress.

United States 1882

Synopsis

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first law passed in the United States that excluded a people of a specific ethnicity from immigrating to the country. It was the culmination of several decades' worth of agitation on the part of white workers in the United States, as well as violence directed against Chinese workers. The initial time period covered by the statute was 10 years; at the end of that time period, the law was renewed in 1892 for another 10 years, and in 1902 the law was made permanent. The act was not repealed until 1943, after China became an ally of the United States during World War II.

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