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Chinese Immigration

By nrglover
  • Major Chinese Americans immigration began

    Major Chinese Americans immigration began

    Major Chinese Americans began immigration to the US in 1848 as part of the Gold Rush
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    Timeline

  • The Burlingame Treaty

    Established formal friendly relations between the U.S. and China
  • Chinese massacre of 1871

    Chinese massacre of 1871

    500 ‘white’ men attacked China Town, Los Angeles

  • Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

  • The Scotts Act

  • Chae Chan Ping v. United States

    Chae Chan Ping v. United States

    Constitutionality of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Scott Act was upheld by the Supreme Court

  • 1902 Scott Act

    Extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    After the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, many Chinese Americans declared themselves to be citizens

  • Magnuson Act

    Legal discrimination of the Chinese continued until the passage of the Magnuson Act in 1943 which repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act

  • 36 percent of new immigrants to the United States came from Asia

  • Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States

    Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States and have grown 46 percent over the past decade with the Chinese leading the way

  • H.Res. 683

    Formal expresses of regret from the House of Representatives for the Chinese Exclusion Act introduced by Judy Chu
  • Nearly 1.5 Million votes were cast by Asian American voters

    Nearly 1.5 Million votes were cast by Asian American voters

    The U.S Government has begun to recognize the political power of Asian American Voters

  • Barack Obama received 61 percent of the Asian American vote

  • It is anticipated that the Asian American electorate will more than double by 2040

    It is anticipated that the Asian American electorate will more than double by 2040