Browse Items (82 total)
Sort by:
An 1886 advertisement for "Magic Washer" detergent: The Chinese Must G
A white man kicks a Chinese man out with Chinese Exclusion Act in his hand
Chinese Workers of Transcontinental Railroad and Certificate of Indentity
Chinese workers work in snow to build the transcontinental railroad of the U.S. and a Chinese worker's certificate of identity
E. Samantha Cheng: Discovering the Mississippi Delta Chinese Legacy
E. Samantha Cheng explores the Chinese community in the Delta, beginning with the first 16 Chinese who immigrated there during the 19th century in her latest documentary, “Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese.”
United States v. Wong Kim Ark | The Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth. Learn the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act in a special presentation of American Experience, coming to PBS on Tuesday, May 29 at 8/7c. Learn more at…
Declaration of Chinese Merchant
Before he left San Francisco in 1902, Tom Sing swore in a Declaration of Chinese Merchant so that he would be able to reenter the U.S. Merchants were in the category exempt from Chinese Exclusion Act.
A Chinese Born in Hawaii and His American Passport
David Loo's birth certificate and American passport
Chinese Immigration Interview at Angel Island
a Chinese man was receiving questioning at Angel Island when Chinese Exclusion Act was in effect.