The Geary Act of 1892 required Chinese living in the U.S. to register with the federal government or face deportation.

The film delves into the reasons the Chinese Exclusion Act was pushed through, over the objections of many political leaders of the time who viewed it as un-American.

Soon, anti-Chinese immigration became a political issue. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, preventing people of Chinese descent from entering the United States.

Donald Trump, the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the Danger of Not Learning From America’s Anti-Immigrant Past A new curriculum is providing the opportunity to delve into the little-taught, now more ...

The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years. Learn more about The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Center for Asian American Media.

As the book reminds us, Chinese exclusion was hurtful, harmful, ineffective, misguided and shortsighted.

The staged photograph is an eerie artifact of the growing anti-Chinese sentiment of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, which culminated in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Scott Act of 1888.

Experts point to the parallels between the political climate of the exclusion era and today: a close and contentious presidential election that stirred anti-immigrant sentiment; the growing economic ...

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act remained in force for more than 60 years.

The Chicago Tribune reported on July 12, 1896, that Wong Chin Foo was starting a political party to advance the cause of the Chinese American. However, a contingent in Chicago's Chinatown was not ...

A Statue for Our Harbor was published in 1881. It expressed the fear of Chinese immigrants, which led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 135 years ago. Image: George Frederick Keller ...