Forbidden Citizens
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Forbidden Citizens

Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History

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eBook - ePub

Forbidden Citizens

Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History

About this book

A whole class of people, forbidden from ever becoming citizens . . . forbidden from even entering the country-their rights torn up and trampled on, left with no political redress. This was the United States of America from 1882 through 1943-if you had the misfortune to be Chinese. The United States Congress banned all Chinese from becoming U.S. citizens from 1882 through 1943, and stopped most Chinese from even entering the country starting in 1882. Forbidden Citizens recounts this long and shameful legislative history. Congress passed restrictive legislation between 1879 and 1904. The most notorious was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, described as "one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism," by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882. These laws were targeted not only at immigration, they banned citizenship, even for legal immigrants who had arrived before the gate was closed in 1882. Barred from becoming voters, the Chinese had no political recourse against repeated discrimination. Because their appearance and lifestyle were so different, it was easy to tyrannize the Chinese. Insisting that the Chinese could not assimilate into American culture, lawmakers actively blocked them from doing so. Democrats and Republicans alike found the Chinese easy prey. For the first time, this book assembles the complete legislative history of Congress's Chinese exclusion.

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Information

Publisher
TheCapitol.Net, Inc.
Year
2012
Topic
Law
eBook ISBN
9781587332593
Subtopic
Legal History
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Forbidden Citizens Cover
  2. Forbidden Citizens Copyright
  3. Forbidden Citizens Dedication
  4. Forbidden Citizens About the Cover Images
  5. Forbidden Citizens Summary Table of Contents
  6. Forbidden Citizens Table of Contents
  7. Forbidden Citizens Introduction
  8. Forbidden Citizens The Principals
  9. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 1
  10. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 2
  11. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 3
  12. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 4
  13. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 5
  14. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 6
  15. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 7
  16. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 8
  17. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 9
  18. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 10
  19. Forbidden Citizens Chapter 11
  20. Forbidden Citizens Epilogue
  21. Forbidden Citizens Back of Book
  22. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 1
  23. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 2
  24. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 3
  25. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 4
  26. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 5
  27. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 6
  28. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 7
  29. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 8
  30. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 9
  31. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 10
  32. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 11
  33. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 12
  34. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 13
  35. Forbidden Citizens Appendix 14
  36. Forbidden Citizens Acknowledgments
  37. Forbidden Citizens About the Author

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