Estelle T Lau: 1 book
Paper Families
Identity, Immigration Administration, and Chinese Exclusion
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2007
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese the first immigrant group officially excluded from the United States. In Paper Families, Estelle T. Lau demonstrates how exclusion affected Chinese American communities and initiated the development of restrictive U.S. immigration policies and practices....
