Chinese Exclusion Act
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made excep
First page of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress in 1882
An 1886 advertisement for "Magic Washer" detergent: The Chinese Must Go
Chinese immigrant workers building the first transcontinental railroad
Anti-Chinese Wall cartoon in Puck
Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States began in the 19th century, shortly after Chinese immigrants first arrived in North America, and persists into the 21st century. This prejudice has manifeste
Chinese Exclusion Act
…immigrating to the United States, and therefore significantly shaped twentieth-century immigration policy. Passage of the law was preceded by growing anti-Chinese sentiment and anti-Chinese violence, as well as various policies targeting Chinese migrants. The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of revisions to…
1882 editorial cartoon
Comparison of European immigrants, represented in the left panel as virtues, while Chinese immigrants are represented by a serpent representing maladies, The Wasp (San Francisco), Vol. 7, 1881
Cartoon of Uncle Sam warning the imperial powers of awakening the Yellow Peril while fighting over Asian territory, 1904