Paper Families: Identity, Immigration Administration, and Chinese Exclusion
(Part of the Politics, History, and Culture Series)
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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. Through the enforcement of the Exclusion Act and subsequent legislation, the U.S. immigration service developed new forms of record keeping...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B0029WNQFI
ISBN13:9780822337478
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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