In 1873, Wong Kim Ark was born in San Francisco, California to Chinese immigrant parents. Nine years later, the Chinese Exclusion Act was...

Saum Song Bo, a Chinese-American student, wrote a poignant essay in response to the fundraising campaign calling for donations to the...

In 1884, an amendment was added to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 which required Chinese laborers to obtain re-entry certificates if...

The Chinese Exclusion Act had a ripple effect on some surrounding countries. After its passage in 1882, the U.S. government pressured the...

The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed on May 8, 1882 and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur. It was the first piece of...