JOIN US: Scott D. Seligman on Wong Chin Foo who challenged Denis Kearney on anti-Chinese laws, and a film screening of Rick Burns and Li-Shin Yu’s Chinese Exclusion Act.
The first comprehensive immigration reform was enacted in 1882 to exclude Chinese from immigrating to the US and to prohibit them from becoming American citizens. Ted Gong, Director of the 1882 Foundation, shares his thoughts about the legacy of this Act and its highly relevant impact on the immigration debate today. Register here When joining […]
A PBS "American Experience" Original Documentary (PG) The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 had a profound influence on immigration during and beyond its 60 year period of enforcement. This act barred Chinese workers from coming to this country, and prohibited Chinese nationals, who were already here in the United States as laborers for American railroads […]
Please join the 1882 Foundation for a Brown Bag co-hosted with the DC Public Library DC Reads Program as we take part in the month-long series on The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Learn more about how these stories fit into the larger story of migration in the United States! Visit DC Reads' website for more information on […]
