An 1882 law that reshaped America is still echoing today
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 coming legally to the country, and blocked Chinese immigrants who were already living here from becoming US citizens. The Library of Congress calls it the “first significant restriction on free immigration in U.S. history.” The law and other related measures were repealed in 1943.
“In 1885 alone, the entire Chinese population of Tacoma, Washington, was violently expelled, and 128 Chinese coal miners from Rock Springs, Wyoming were massacred,” Ngai writes. The hostile climate fueled a phenomenon that can still be seen in many US cities. “That’s why Chinatowns were born,” Gong says, describing how many Chinese immigrants and their descendants were driven out of other locations and sought safety.
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