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Informationen zum Autor John Soennichsen is a freelance writer who holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and an MFA in creative writing. Klappentext This in-depth examination of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 provides a chronological review of the events, ordinances, and pervasive attitudes that preceded, coincided with, and followed its enactment. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a historic act of legislation that demonstrated how the federal government of the United States once openly condoned racial discrimination. Once the Exclusion Act passed, the door was opened to further limitation of Asians in America during the late 19th century, such as the Scott Act of 1888 and the Geary Act of 1892, and increased hatred towards and violence against Chinese people based on the misguided belief they were to blame for depressed wage levels and unemployment among Caucasians. This title traces the complete evolution of the Exclusion Act, including the history of Chinese immigration to the United States, the factors that served to increase their populations here, and the subsequent efforts to limit further immigration and encourage the departure of the Chinese already in America. Zusammenfassung This in-depth examination of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 provides a chronological review of the events! ordinances! and pervasive attitudes that preceded! coincided with! and followed its enactment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Chronology of Significant Events in Chinese-American History ONE Events Leading Up to the Earliest Chinese Immigration to America TWO Chinese in the California Gold Rush THREE Building an American Dream FOUR The Transition Period FIVE Governor Bigler and the "Coolie" Problem SIX The Panic of 1873 SEVEN Denis Kearney and the Anti-Chinese Movement EIGHT Events Preceding the Exclusion Act NINE The 1882 Exclusion Act TEN Revision, Expansion, and Repeal CONCLUSION What We Can Learn from the Exclusion Act Biographies of Key Figures Primary Source Documents Glossary Annotated Bibliography Index ...
