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The Chinese Exclusion Act: American Experience
Last edited Sat May 2, 2020, 10:20 PM - Edit history (2)
Aired May 29, 2018
The Chinese Exclusion Act
A Special Presentation of American Experience
Film Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. 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.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/#part01
The Chinese Exclusion Act
A Special Presentation of American Experience
Film Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. 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.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/#part01
Streaming video -- {ON EDIT: Preview only.
} -- at the link {UPDATE: link added}. This is running tonight on World Channel (APT) here in northern AL.
Seems more than appropriate to present this under Anus Orange's maladministration.
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