Category Archives: Fight Exclusion
Immigrant Families Torn Apart, Then And Now By Connie Young Yu Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, widow of an American-born citizen, returning to San Francisco from China with her family in […]
Dear Friends, Under the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance policy, families fleeing violence in Central America and elsewhere have been captured near the border, the children torn from their parents and held […]
We remember 1882 in 2017 with fervor and resolve. This is another watershed year in American history. 2017 will be remembered by how we respond to the edicts of President […]
Starting this May APA Heritage Month 2017, we will host a series of events and exhibits about the legacy of Exclusion and its lessons for today. Learn the history of […]
#fightexclusion #repealexclusion #neveragain While the original Chinese Exclusion Act was officially repealed in 1943, exclusionary immigration policies that began during the Chinese Exclusion era remain institutionalized to this day. Share […]
Download CHSA’s free handout “What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?” (pdf) Intense social conflicts divided economic classes, racialized groups, and immigrants from the native born as America industrialized in the […]