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Chinese in Washington : the legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act / Trish Hackett Nicola.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hackett Nicola, Trish, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese--Washington (State)--History.
- Chinese.
- Chinese--Legal status, laws, etc--Washington (State)--History.
- United States. Chinese Exclusion Act.
- United States.
- Washington (State)--Emigration and immigration.
- Washington (State).
- Physical Description:
- 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Near the end of the nineteenth century, after the railroads were completed and the gold mines exhausted, an economic downturn stirred up anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States. Capitalizing on this prejudice, the government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to limit immigration and naturalization for people of Chinese descent. By 1892, Chinese were required to obtain certificates of residency or identity and carry them at all times. Those who did not could be deported or imprisoned. As the law became stricter, interrogations, affidavits, and Caucasian witnesses were required to prove Chinese people's right to remain in America. The act wouldn't be repealed until 1943. From the National Archives at Seattle, certified genealogist emeritus Trish Hackett Nicola brings to life the case files of Chinese immigrants."--Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- History leading up to the Exclusion Act
- Washington Territory before the Chinese Exclusion Act
- The Page Act of 1875
- Anti-Chinese riots in Washington Territory
- The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 : renewals, amendments, repeal, and the aftermath. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
- The Scott Act of 1888
- The Geary Act of 1892 and the McCreary Amendment of 1893
- The Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act)
- The Magnuson Act of 1943 : repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act
- The War Brides Acts of 1945 and 1946
- The Chinese Confession Program, 1956-1965
- The Immigration Act of 1965 (Hart-Celler Act)
- Chinese people born in the United States
- Exclusion of laborers
- Merchants exempt from the Act. Merchants
- Children and spouses of merchants
- Other exemptions to the Act. Students
- Travelers
- Diplomats
- Teachers
- Women : how they were affected
- Chinese communities in Washington state. Seattle
- Olympia
- Port Townsend
- Spokane
- Tacoma
- Walla Walla
- Yakima and other communities
- The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
- Others. World War II veterans
- Paper sons and daughters.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1467147729
- 9781467147729
- OCLC:
- 1536335912
- Publisher Number:
- 90103984182
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