Historical Article: "Why the Chinese Should Be Excluded" by James D. Phelan

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Historical Article: "Why the Chinese Should Be Excluded" by James D. Phelan

1901

Historical Article

This American Yawp Reader source features a North American Review article published by the mayor of San Francisco, James D. Phelan, in 1901, that provides a perspective on the extension of the Chinese Exclusion Acts passed in 1882 and 1892. Mayor Phelan gives an account of the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Acts and the value of Chinese people as U.S. citizens. Other themes include: citizenship, morality, labor, and social institutions such as the family, Christian churches, and schools.

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American Yawp Reader (Original Publisher: North American Review)

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