Concept information
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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
social history of crime
documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice
Preferred term
Chinese Exclusion Act
Definition
- The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882, which excluded Chinese immigrants from entering the United States. The act prohibited Chinese immigration into the United States and disqualified the Chinese already residing in the United States from naturalization and voting. [Source: Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West; Chinese Exclusion Act]
Broader concept
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Date
- 1882
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Chinese_Exclusion_Act
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