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THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Scholars

Robert Lee

Date Filmed

January 13, 2011

Related Units

China on the World Stage: Weighing the U.S. Response

Immigration and the U.S. Policy Debate

Videos from Robert Lee

What has been the response toward immigrants arriving in the United States?
How has race affected the experience of immigrants?
How has immigration affected the countries of origin?
What is a diaspora?
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Who are you and what do you do?
Why have there been backlashes against immigrant groups in the United States?
Why has the United States been a destination for immigrants?
Why should high school students learn about immigration?
How can people learn more about the experiences of different immigrant groups?
What are some examples of how Asian Americans have shaped or changed the U.S. Constitution?
Are there other events from U.S. history that influenced public opinion about immigrants?
How have immigrant groups organized themselves politically and socially in the United States?
What is the historical relationship between race and U.S. citizenship policy?
Why did people from China come to the United States?
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