The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Arvin, Jay, Ronaldo

ESL 100

April 23, 2019

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Introduction:

Our Topic is the Chinese Exclusion Act. In the 1880s, the federal government believed that the entry of a large number of Chinese people endangered good order in certain areas. So in the spring of 1882, the US Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, signed by President Chester A. Arthur. The bill imposed a 10-year ban on Chinese labor immigrants. In the years that followed, Congress adjusted some systems to regulate Chinese immigration. We will discuss these systems. We will also discuss the case of Wong Kim Ark in 1892 and the reporter's interview report on Wong Kim Ark's great-granddaughter Sandra Wong.

                                                Vocabulary

1. Exclusive: excluding or not admitting other things. - synonyms complete, full, entire, whole, total.
2. Act: A bill which has passed through the various legislative steps required for it and which has become law. - synonyms law, bill
3. Labor: work, especially hard physical work. - effort, work, employment
4. Immigration: the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. - defector, deplored , evacuee .
5. Residence: a person's home; the place where someone lives. - home, flat, apartment.
6. Restricting: put a limit on; keep under control. - limit, regulate, control
7. Barring: except for; if not for - accepting, bar, exclusion

1.      Link to our sources

http://www.history.com/topics/chinese-exclusion-act/videos ( Our group found most of the information about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 in this link from National Geographic)

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/02/445346769/he-famously-fought-for-his-u-s-citizenship-where-are-his-descendants-now ( In this link we were able to know more about Won Kim Ark's and his great-granddaughter Sandra. Also, there is an audio available on the site in case you would like to hear the audio)