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The Chinese must go : violence, exclusion, and the making of the alien in America

Lew-Williams, Beth, author

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\"In 1882, the United States launched an unprecedented experiment in federal border control--which promptly failed. The Chinese Must Go examines this formative moment when America's lackluster attempt to bar Chinese workers provoked a wave of anti-Chinese violence across the U.S. West. In 1885 and 1886, white vigilantes in over 150 communities used intimidation, harassment, bombs, arson, assault, and murder to drive out their Chinese neighbors. This little-known outbreak of racial violence had profound consequences. Displacing tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants, the expulsions reshaped America's racial geography. In response, the federal government not only overhauled U.S. immigration law, but also transformed its diplomatic relations with China. The Chinese Must Go recasts the history of Chinese exclusion and its importance for modern America.\"--Publisher's description.

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Subject: Chinese United States History 19th century. / Chinese Violence against United States. / Border security United States History 19th century. / Race discrimination United States History 19th century. / Emigration and immigration law United States History 19th century. / Aliens United States History 19th century. / Citizens United States History 19th century. / United States Race relations History 19th century.
• ISBN: 9780674976016

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E184.C5 L564 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE