Geary Act of 1892

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Congressional Bill
Congressional Bill: Geary Act
Immigration History features the transcription of the Geary Act passed by Congress in 1892 that extended the Chinese Exclusion Act ten more years and…

Article & Discussion Questions
Article & Discussion Questions: Geary Act
Immigration History presents a brief summary, writer unknown, of the Geary Act of 1892- the Act that added additional immigration requirements for…

Book Excerpt
Book Excerpt: Exclusion Extended
Note: See p. 144-147.Google Books provides an excerpt of William Wei's book, Asians in Colorado: A History of Persecution and Preserverance. Wei…

Congressional Act
Congressional Act: Text of the Geary Act of 1892 (Extends Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 for Ten Years)
San Diego State University presents a transcription of the Geary Act of 1892- the Act that added additional immigration requirements to the Chinese…

Congressional Act
Congressional Act: Geary Act
Note: No transcript included.DocsTeach presents the original copy of the Geary Act- the Act that added additional immigration requirements for Chinese…

Historical Photograph
Historical Photograph: Hon. Thos. [Thomas] J. Geary
The Library of Congress features a portrait of Thomas J. Geary - the Congressman (D-CA) who proposed what became known as the Geary Act of 1892. The…

Biography
Biography: Geary, Thomas J. [1854-1929]
The Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress features a brief biography, author unknown, of the Congressman, Thomas J. Geary (D-CA), who proposed…

Political Cartoon
Political Cartoon: In Cruel Suspense: Me Go-ee or Me Stay-ee? Me no Sabee [Geary Act]
Note: Racial epithets/images used. The Library of Congress features this late 19-century political cartoon, by George Yost Coffin, that satirizes the…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Annexation of Hawaii [Geary Act]
Note: See 2nd column, last paragraph. Racial epithets used a may be insensitive to some readers. Transcription included (with many typographical…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Fighting the Geary Act—Two Chicago Chinese men Go East To Raise Funds
Note: See 5th column, 3rd to last paragraph.Chronicling America features a October 8, 1892 article, author unknown, from the Morning Call newspaper…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Geary Restriction Law
Note: See 2nd column, 8th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a September 23, 1892 article, author unknown, from the Record-Union newspaper about…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Gresham and Geary- The Californian Says the Law Will be Enforced
Chronicling America features a September 12, 1893 article, author unknown, from the Morning Call newspaper on the impact of the Geary Act, the Act…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Statesmen Fight—Messrs. Cutting and Geary Have an Encounter
Chronicling America features a May 13, 1892 article, writer unknown, from the Goodland Republic newspaper on a duel that almost broke out between…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Geary Law Stands
Note: See 4th column, 1st paragraph. Chronicling America features a September 7, 1893 article, writer unknown, from the Capital Journal that announces…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Mr. Quinn's Ultimatum- The Chinese Must Register of be Deported
Note: See 1st column,1st paragraph. Some characterizations may be insensitive to some readers.Chronicling America features a September 11, 1892…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Exclusion Act Defied- Chinese Six Companies Issue a Proclamation
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph.Chronicling America features a September 11, 1892, reprinted from the Associated Press, writer unknown, from the…