Article: Ulysses S. Grant, Chinese Immigration, and the Page Act of 1875

Horace Page & Page Act of 1875

Article: Ulysses S. Grant, Chinese Immigration, and the Page Act of 1875

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The National Park Service features an article, writer unknown, about the Page Act of 1875, a law signed by Ulysses S. Grant that primarily prohibited the immigration of Chinese women to the United States. The article provides an account of the political factors that led to the Page Act, including issues of labor demand and historical Chinese immigration. Other themes include: Ulysses S. Grant’s perspective on the Act, his trip to Asia in 1879, sex work, and Mormonism.

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