Title The Chinese Exclusion Act and its relevance today / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Kate Conley.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]

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Description	1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations.
	data file rda
Series	Freedom's promise
	Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents	A letter from Duchess -- Gold Mountain -- Growing mistrust -- Life under the Act -- The Act's legacy -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.
Note	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed 2020-09-15).
Summary	In the late 1800s, racial tensions between white and Chinese Americans were high. The US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882. This act restricted immigration from China. This book explores this act's effects and its influence on modern immigration laws. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.
Subject	United States. Chinese Exclusion Act -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese Americans -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
	Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Juvenile Nonfiction.
	Emigration and immigration law. (OCoLC)fst00908736
	Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. (OCoLC)fst00908700
	Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst00857196
	Chinese Americans -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst00857281
	Chinese. (OCoLC)fst00857169
	Chinese Americans. (OCoLC)fst00857249
	Citizenship. (OCoLC)fst00861909
	Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
	Race discrimination. (OCoLC)fst01086465
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Conley, Kate A., 1977-
Other Form:	Print version: Harris, Duchess Chinese Exclusion Act and its relevance today Minneapolis : Abdo Publishing, 2020 9781532190803 (DLC) 2019942094
ISBN	9781532176654 (electronic book)
	9781532175626 (electronic book)

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