The 1882 Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country and becoming citizens. It also ushered in the most violent decade in Chinese-American history, with assault, arson and murder becoming ever-present dangers for a people marginali
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The flow of immigration (encouraged by the Burlingame Treaty of 1868) was stopped by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. This act outlawed all Chinese immigration to the United States and denied citizenship to those already settled in the country. Renewed
Continue reading >>This exhibit explores the lives of Chinese American women during their first one hundred years in the United States. It portrays a hidden history of strength, innovation, and resilience.
Continue reading >>Chinese came to Oakland in significant numbers in the 1850s, after gold was discovered near Sacramento in 1848. They were primarily from southeastern China near Hong Kong. Chinese started congregating in San Francisco and Oakland after being driven from t
Continue reading >>In 1995, the United States Forest Service (USFS) conducted archaeological survey and excavation in the Cedar Creek drainage of Western Montana. They were attempting to prove the Chinese presence in two archaeological sites, and to find information on the
Continue reading >>The Chinese population of Michigan in 1880 consisted of twenty-six men; twenty-four were running laundries, one operated a Bay City tea store, and another was a student in Kalamazoo. The Chinese entered the laundry business because they were kept out of a
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