1. Race Riots in asian american history
This led to the passing of the Exclusion Act of 1882. The Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first time in history that an immigrant group was excluded on the basis of race. ... The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, also known as "An Act to Execute Certain Treaty Stipulations Relating to Chinese, closed the door to all Chinese laborers from immigrating for ten years (Chan 31). This Act also ruled that Chinese could not be granted as naturalized citizens (Wong 64). From 1882 to 1943, the entry of Chinese to America were denied. ...
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