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Title Chinese Immigration
Author Coolidge, Mary Roberts (1860-1945)
Date 1909
Document Type Printed Book
Publisher Information H. Holt and Co., New York
Reference G700.C774.C909
BIB ID 86909
Library / Archive American Antiquarian Society
Collection Name Ethnic Groups
Description Charts the history of Chinese immigration to the United States from 1848 to the turn of the 20th century. The author focuses on the discrimination of Chinese migrants through anti-Chinese politics and legislation in California in particular. Chinese reactions to this discrimination and Chinese communities in San Francisco, are also a subject of study.
Series Description American Public Problems, edited by Ralph Curtis Ringwalt.
Theme(s) Responses to Immigration
Country (from) China
Country (to) United States of America
Places San Francisco, California, United States; Hong Kong, China
Ports Hong Kong, China; San Francisco, United States
Nationality Han Chinese
People Cleeveland, President S Grover; Dawes, Henry L; Geary, Thomas J; Kearney, Denis; Roosevelt, President Theodore; Taft, President William H; Wu, Ting-Fang
Keywords xenophobia, law, racism, race, government, emigration, immigration, coolie, discrimination, labour, labour union, railroad, citizenship, community relations, legislature, assimilation
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Language English
Copyright American Antiquarian Society