Book Excerpt: Exclusion Extended
Subject
Geary Act of 1892
Title
Book Excerpt: Exclusion Extended
Date
Unknown
Type
Book Excerpt
Description
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 provides an account of Congress' decision to extend the Chinese Exclusion Act with the passing of the Geary Act, which added additional immigration requirements for immigrants and citizens of Chinese descent in the United States. Wei also highlights: the new requirements, the penalties for not complying, illuminating quotes from Congressmen on the matter, activism against the act in Colorado and other forms of Chinese/Chinese-American resistance.
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Google Books provides an excerpt of William Wei's book, Asians in Colorado: A History of Persecution and Preserverance. Wei provides an account of Congress' decision to extend the Chinese Exclusion Act with the passing of the Geary Act, which added additional immigration requirements for immigrants and citizens of Chinese descent in the United States. Wei also highlights: the new requirements, the penalties for not complying, illuminating quotes from Congressmen on the matter, activism against the act in Colorado and other forms of Chinese/Chinese-American resistance.
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Publisher
Google Books (Publisher: University of Washington Press)
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“Book Excerpt: Exclusion Extended,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 9, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/497.