Chinese Immigration and Discrimination Video

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When did President Cleveland sign the Scott Act?

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October 8, 1888

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First federal law restricting immigration by nationality.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act

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California Supreme Court ruling (1854) on Chinese eyewitness testimony:

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Inadmissible in court.

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1917 Asiatic Barred Zone Act prohibited entry of:

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All South Asians

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Chinese Exclusion Act repeal date?

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1943

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Supreme Court's ruling in Ping's case on the Scott Act:

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They had no power to pass judgment on it.

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1868 Burlingame Treaty: US granted China...

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Favored trading status

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Anti-Chinese sentiment in California led to:

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Mob attacks and campaigns for segregation

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1920s immigration acts:

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Expanded restrictions in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Southern Europe.

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Court ruling in Ping's case set a precedent for:

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Using national security concerns to pass immigration laws