ESPM 50AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: The Heathen Chinee, Geary Act, Equal Protection Clause

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Environmental Science, Policy, And Management
• Course: ESPM 50AC
• Professor: Worthy Ken

Document Summary

Chinese immigration: federal & california law, policy, and context. (cid:1005)85(cid:1006) foreig(cid:374) (cid:373)i(cid:374)er"s ta(cid:454): a ta(cid:454) to (cid:271)e levied o(cid:374)l(cid:455) o(cid:374) foreig(cid:374) (cid:373)i(cid:374)ers, e(cid:374)for(cid:272)ed al(cid:373)ost exclusively on chinese. 1854: people v. hall: a law that denies chinese and other foreigners to testify against whites. 1868: 14th amendment, re: citizenship and equal protection. 1882: chinese exclusion act: forbid all chinese entrance into us. 1892: geary act renewed chinese exclusion act and made it permanent. 1924: immigration act: limited number of immigrants from a specific country (2%) 1965: immigration act: immigrants were to be admitted based on skills over nationality. San francisco depicted as dominated by chinese industry. Capitalist, press, and working class watched chinese immigration closely. Many chinese women forced into prostitution (cid:862)let the chi(cid:374)ese e(cid:373)(cid:271)ra(cid:272)e (cid:272)ivilizatio(cid:374), a(cid:374)d the(cid:455) (cid:373)a(cid:455) sta(cid:455)(cid:863) Setting up exotic, alien looking chinese person. Depictions of cheating and deception (cid:862)we are rui(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) chi(cid:374)ese (cid:272)heap la(cid:271)or(cid:863) -> violence. Social and cultural resources: cultural heritage, community networks.