1882 Chinese Exclusion Act—The Act barred entry of Chinese laborers for 10 years and denied citizenship to those already living in the United States.
This sentiment led eventually to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Chinese | Chinese language | Act of Parliament | Act | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 | Han Chinese | Chinese people | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 | Mandarin Chinese | Chinese cuisine | Act of Congress | Chinese: | Chinese New Year | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Reform Act 1832 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Chinese dragon | Endangered Species Act | Chinese Civil War | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | Clean Water Act | Chinese Taipei | Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | Chinese American | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | National School Lunch Act | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Local Government Act 1972 |
The sisters' story is interrelated with critical historical events, famous people, and important places—the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Shanghai, internment at Angel Island, Los Angeles Chinatown, Hollywood, World War II, the Chinese Exclusion Act, McCarthyism, etc.