Chinese exclusion act

In this dissertation, I explore topics related to migration studies, with a focus on Chinese migration, as China has a long history of both domestic and international migration, with China having the third largest diaspora in the world.

What influence do legislative bodies have on racism in the United States? Is the language within congressional debate of a law similar to language reflected in public narrative? What influence does congressional and public debate have on racial violence? In the thesis, I argue t…

In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prohibit immigration of Chinese laborers. This act was the first law that banned all members of a specific ethnic or racial group from immigrating to the country. The historiography of this Act has heavily e…