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Building a Nation — Videos
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Building a Nation — Videos

Videos on Chinese Americans building the American nation   https://youtu.be/xvoMRdyVy0M   Union Pacific honors RR Workers: https://youtu.be/nWAgNI6H2M8   Interviews of descendants: part of the ongoing Stanford University project to find oral stories, documents, artifacts, etc from descendants of Chinese railroad workers: http://vimeo.com/129745934   https://youtu.be/1k0hgEioe1o   https://youtu.be/4Vwd2YIS9wA   https://youtu.be/fWIAv7yTqLE   https://youtu.be/OjTgWREKtIY   https://youtu.be/FDApel0eNIM https://youtu.be/pLfibMHqBDk

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01/06/2016
U.S. Senate Apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act
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U.S. Senate Apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act

U.S. Senate Apologizes for Chinese Exclusion Act by Dan Margolis October 11 2011 It's been 129 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, but the Oct. 6 Senate resolution apologizing for it was welcomed nonetheless. The resolution also apologizes for other anti-Chinese legislation enacted in the subsequent 60 years and puts the Senate on record as affirming for Chinese and other Asian immigrants the same civil rights afforded other nationalities. "The enactment of Chinese Exclusionary laws is a shameful part of our history…

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01/03/2016
Comments on Resolutions Condemning Chinese Exclusion Laws
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Comments on Resolutions Condemning Chinese Exclusion Laws

POPVOX User Comments Supporting a Resolution “Expressing regret for laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the US including the Chinese Exclusion Act” PopVox is a web-based medium that tracks pending legislation in Congress. It allows citizens to express their opinion for or against proposed legislation. In the final weekend before the House vote on the House Resolution to condemn the 1882 Act and laws of exclusion, PopVox recorded the following user comments. Except when included in the body of message, indicators of the person’s…

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01/03/2016