American Experience S30E5: The Chinese Exclusion Act
- Aired: 2018-05-29
- Time: 20:00:00
- Runtime: 120 minutes
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Overview
Examine the origin, history, and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.