House GOP: We Remember the Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Laws
https://youtu.be/AMzgMr19ps0 Also see Date to Remember in Ideas and Conversations and commemorative events at the Alexandria Black History Museum under Activities and Events.
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…
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…
Ting-yi Oei, Curriculum & Education Director
On Education: Spreading the Word About 1882
The 1882 Project took to the road in November to share lesson plans with educators from Virginia and around the country. On Nov. 2nd, Ting-Yi Oei and Ted Gong presented "Righting Wrongs: Congress (Finally) Apologizes for the Chinese Exclusion Acts"…
1882 Project Seeks To Recognize Civil Rights Injustice
1882 Project Seeks Congressional Recognition for 130 Year-Old Injustice The group is seeking recognition by the U.S. government, which passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. By Joseph Craig, Correspondent Pacific Citizen Published March 4, 2011 A civil rights injustice more than one century in the making has sparked several Asian Pacific American groups to take steps seeking recognition for the social wrongs that have haunted Chinese descendents for nearly 130 years.
House Representatives Support Resolution
US Lawmakers Seek Apology for Chinese Exclusion By Shaun Tandon AFP February 20, 2011 More than a century after the United States shut its doors to Chinese immigrants, Asian American lawmakers are seeking official acknowledgment of the Chinese Exclusion Laws which may serve as a lesson for future generations.