Title The Chinese Exclusion Act and its relevance today / 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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Bristol, Manross Branch - Children's Department	J973.0495 HAR	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J 305.8951 HARRIS	Check Shelf
Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department	J 305.8951 HARRIS	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction	J 305.895 HARRIS	Check Shelf

Description	48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series	Freedom's promise
	Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 46) and index.
Contents	Gold Mountain -- Growing mistrust -- Life under the act -- The act's legacy -- Fast facts -- Stop and think.
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.The Chinese Exclusion Act and Its Relevance Today explores this act's effects and its influence on modern immigration laws. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	United States. Chinese Exclusion Act -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Chinese Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
	Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Emigration and immigration law. (OCoLC)fst00908736
	Chinese Americans -- Civil rights. (OCoLC)fst00857253
	Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. (OCoLC)fst00857196
	Chinese. (OCoLC)fst00857169
	Chinese Americans. (OCoLC)fst00857249
	Citizenship. (OCoLC)fst00861909
	Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
	Race discrimination. (OCoLC)fst01086465
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Conley, Kate A., 1977- author.
ISBN	9781532190803 (library binding)
	1532190808 (library binding)
	9781532176654 (ebook)

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