Forgotten America: Rediscovering Events That Changed the Nation

Forever Foreigners: Anti-Asian Laws (1x3)

Yayınlanma tarihi: Oca 01, 2025

Many in the United States sought to restrict immigration in the late 19th century. In this lecture, focus on Chinese exclusion. Why was the federal government so eager to curb a population it had depended on for cheap railroad labor? And how did the Chinese Exclusion Act lay the groundwork for Japanese internment 60 years later?