Chinese Exclusion Act

Industrialization after the Civil War The industrialization that occurred shortly after the civil war in America brought many changes to the American economy and society. Three main aspects of industrialization that influenced the U.S economy and society were the construction of the railroad, the formation of labor unions and changes in agriculture. In addition, several groups of people were affected by the industrialization; this includes women, immigrants, and African Americans.…

discriminated groups of people that are not recognized as “White”. Since the establishment of the U.S. there has been discrimination of minorities. On of the earliest examples can be seen in the year 1882 when “the Anti-Chinese sentiment in California lead to the federal Chinese Exclusion Act which suspended immigration from the East” as mentioned in TIME website. Then in 1883 rituals of Native Americans were declared as offensive and punished by jail sentences up to thirty years. Not long after…

always “poised to defend himself” (Wender 52). Nevertheless, bigotry can also strengthen its targets and the pride they have for their culture. Sui fought to defend the dignity of her heritage and despite the hostility she faces, would “rather be Chinese than anything in the world” (Lim…

50 million more endured incapacitating wounds at work," (OSHA at 30 -2017) he called attention to amid the level headed discussion. On December 29, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon marked The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, otherwise called the Williams-Steiger Act to pay tribute to the two men whose hard work was instrumental in its…

and political reforms including the graduated income tax. They reached their accomplishments as to mean of striking, eventually bringing these defects in the workplace to a national level. The knights of labor also, strongly supported the Chinese exclusion act of 1882 and the contract labor law of 1885. They believed these laws were necessary to protect the American labor force from competition against under paid immigrant laborers. This union welcomed all members regardless of race, sex or…

During Industrialism the entire face of the United States changed, from the landscape of cities and towns, to the political machine, to foreign policy. One group holds major responsibility for this changes, the common working man. These people, built this country from the ground up. Not only with manual labor, but with a declarations for fair treatment. The Labor Union was the creation of the working man’s answer to big business and the Robber Barons. In There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story…

American citizenship, but were declined and were subjected to leave the states immediately post service. There were many other appeals with this case, but all of which were declined. In the early 1900s, during the Chinese Exclusion Act period there were about 17 native-born Chinese Americans that claimed American citizenship were held hostage and also some were denied entrance to America post landing. The men sued out of habeas corpus, in which was restraining their liberty and will as a…

of payment in return for their hard work. Acts were put in place to slow down or to make the minority’s suffer from harsh rules that were put in place. The immigration of people overseas and on Natives were very harsh. The Chinese Exclusion Act was to stop the Chinese from entering the US. The Act was passed and it cut the number of Chinese immigrants greatly. The Act was mostly made for California because it was an entry place for the Chinese. The Act was permanent in the US in 1902, but it…

In the book, “The Norton Mix: American History”, there are two articles regarding the Chinese exclusion act. The first article is about a democratic senate from Oregon, James Harvey Slater, who voiced his proposal in 1882 at the senate house. Slater is in favor of the Chinese exclusion and believes in white American protestant religion. Slater’s opponent is a Republican named, Robert G. Ingersoll. Ingersoll voiced his proposal eleven years later on July 1893 in the same room when Slater voiced…

have been or are treated based only the colour of their skin. Inequalities have existed in Canada persistently and still exist today. Major examples of inequalities in Canadian history is the treatment of First Nations people and the treatment of Chinese-Canadians. These are only a couple of the millions of examples of discrimination in Canada. Unfortunately, Canadians have not always been the kind and accepting people that others view us as. Canadians have a dark past that we should all be…