Chinese Exclusion Act

Land of the Free for Who? Under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers were prohibited the entrance in the United States until 1943. Those Chinese who violated the law by entering the U.S. were punished with either a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year. Chinese people truly believed that the U.S. was a free land full of opportunities for everyone who decided to move in. They were looking for employment, a better place for…

Year 1928 and 1929 were important years for Los Angeles born Chinese actress Anna May Wong. News reports about her Hollywood movies were decreased, instead, according to an American gossip columnist visiting Europe during Wong’s tenure, she was “acclaimed by nobility” in several European newspapers (Petersen, 2014). Severely limited by the noxious roles she was offered in Hollywood, which misrepresented Asian women, Wong left United States to Europe (Vechten, 2003). She then spent two years in…

multiple immigration acts which were passed. One major group of immigrants that were targeted where the Chinese who came to America looking for a new opportunity. For example, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in order to prevent competition between Chinese miners and American miners in California. In essence, this act excluded chinese people who were “skilled and unskilled laborers and employed in mining” from immigrating to the United States. After the Chinese Exclusion Act had…

Rush of 1850 started the trend of immigration into the United States from China. The Chinese came to America with the hope of every other immigrant: the search of a new life and opportunity. However, like the Native Americans, the Chinese were ostracized and stigmatized by American (particularly the ones of European descent). One example is the Chinese Exclusion Act, a law in 1882 that prohibited immigration of Chinese laborer. This next to the law relating to Jim Crow, can easily be interpreted…

the intentions of the Chinese that immigrated to the U.S. during the late 19th century. June was Suyunn’s daughter in the novel, and Suyunn immigrated to the U.S. hoping to give her daughter, June an opportunistic life .Some of the characters in Amy Tan’s novel can be compared to the some of the reasons why the Chinese immigrated to the United States. The locations that the characters from the novel settled in are similar to the locations where the Chinese immigrated to. Chinese immigration…

Exceptionalism stated simply is a sense of specialness and entitlement attached to those who say they are in fact exceptional without substantiating evidence to support their claim. It is a sense of earned rights that are of course unearned privileges. Exceptionalism without a doubt is a source of many of today’s social problems. It contributes to and actively creates social issues in the world and is fostered most greatly by none other than the United States. For centuries we have proclaimed…

Looking back over the course of the semester I am honestly slightly disappointed in my performance. If I am to just reflect on how well I did in my F.Y.E class, The Buddha and Bruce, I notice I didn’t do as well as I should of. As a first year student everyone tells me that it is normal to not do as well as you hoped, but I still feel like I could have done a lot better. One of my problems was letting my social issues affect my academics as well as attendance in classes. When I was having a…

My commitment to study social work at the Master’s level is the direct result of my life experiences and passions. I grew up in a diverse family compared to that of my peers. I had a twin brother who was born with severe Cerebral Palsy. Growing up in a family with a special needs child often sets one apart from their peers. Doctor appointments often ruled our life. Every family event had to be scheduled around appointments, procedures and surgeries. As a child and eventually teen, I saw many…

Peer Group Rejection in Childhood: Effects of Rejection Ambiguity, Rejection Sensitivity, and Social Acumen. (Report)(Author Abstract) Journal of Social Issues, March, 2014, Vol.70(1), p.12(17)[Peer Reviewed Journal] Abrams, Dominic; Killen, Melanie; Nesdale, Drew; Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.; Roxburgh, Natalie This article displays the study of children between the ages of 6 and 12 toward peer group members who have either accepted or rejected them provided the children 's reactions were…

Living in a society of many social ills. The family unit is not immune to said “pressures” that plague the society. Social pressure as defined by the Webster dictionary refers to the influence exerted by society in encouraging a person or persons to change his or her attitude, values or behavior in order to conform to group norms. Many social pressures are prevalent in Bahamian society some are of these are but not limited to unemployment, domestic violence or abuse alcoholism and substance…