Which somehow has something to do with a photo of the transcontinental railroad. Today, we're talking about the Chinese Exclusion Act. The one I'm Hannah McCarthy.Īnd today we were talking about a piece of legislation and the history that surrounds it, a federal law, the first of its kind, that banned an entire group of people from entering the United States. It's a photo that shows a defining moment in American history. You've got bottles of champagne, proud workers lining up to face the camera. It's got two locomotives face to face, the head engineers of each company shaking hands. And there's a pretty famous picture of this moment. When they met in Promontory, Utah, in 1869, they drove a golden spike to connect the two lines, just like that travel and trade were transformed in the United States. The first transcontinental railroad was constructed by two companies, one racing from the east and the other from the west. Supported in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. You should also get to know the case People v Hall which ruled that Chinese Americans (joining Native and African Americans in this categorization) could not testify against white Americans in court.ĬhineseExclusionAct_FullFinal.mp3: Audio automatically transcribed by SonixĬhineseExclusionAct_FullFinal.mp3: this mp3 audio file was automatically transcribed by Sonix with the This transcript may contain errors. The 1892 Geary Act extended and expanded the Exclusion Act, introduced an early form of restrictive border control and required all Chinese to carry documentation proving they’d entered the country legally with them at all times.īe sure to listen to our episode on the Wong Kim Ark case for more context on the kind of legal injustice that Asian Americans encountered during this long period of American history.
for “immoral purposes” but was mostly utilized against Chinese women. The Page Act of 1875 banned women brought to the U.S. We stuck to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act in this episode for brevity’s sake, but there is much more to learn about the history of anti-Asian legislation. The new characters are divided into classes – the robot prototype Fragus, which has been qualitatively improved so that he could take part in battles, gladiator Athena, bully Wilhelm and lawgiver Nisha.Have two hours to deep dive into Chinese Exclusion? Check out this PBS American Experience episode.Try a new transport, enjoy the unique landscape around you, invite friends on your journey and in fact show the gangsters who are the strongest, bravest and smartest!.The original weapons – ice and laser guns, the enemy can be shot in the air!.The gameplay is quite original, as the movement will acquire its characteristics due to low gravity, and in these conditions will have to fight.Handsome Jack will reveal all his secrets – how he became one of the main villains of Borderlands universe….
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