On May 6, 1882, President Chester Arthur signed a law that reshaped America. More than a century later, Congress formally apologized for it. The Chinese Exclusion Act blocked Chinese workers from ...

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred most Chinese immigration, was one of the most important immigration restrictions in American history.It barred large numbers of Chinese immigrants ...

Sadly, these workers often met only racism and discrimination, which was capped by the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. For the next sixty years, immigration from Asia to the United States ...

8 Immigration Act, 1882. 9 50 U.S.C. Sections 21-23, 1798. 10 An Act to Execute Certain Treaty Stipulations Relating to Chinese, Section 1 and Section 2, 1882.

But Sinophobic sentiments crystallized into racist policies and eventually the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. ... Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943 by Erika Lee.

On May 6, 1882, President Chester Arthur signed a law that reshaped America. More than a century later, Congress formally apologized for it. The Chinese Exclusion Act blocked Chinese workers from ...