Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows Chinese_laborers
gptkbp:associatedWith Chinese_American_history
gptkbp:civicEngagement Chinese_American_activism
gptkbp:consequences Family separation
gptkbp:controversy Congressional hearings
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Chinese_American_identity
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Films_and_literature_about_Chinese_Americans
gptkbp:duration 10 years
gptkbp:economicImpact Labor shortages in industries
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Magnuson_Act
December 17, 1943
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement
Immigration officials
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Geary_Act
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studies on immigration policy
gptkbp:historicalContext Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Late 19th century
Long-term effects on immigration policy
Racial discrimination in law
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of racial exclusion
Congressional_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
gptkbp:impact Increased racial discrimination
Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:influencedBy Labor market competition
gptkbp:inspiration Subsequent immigration laws
gptkbp:internationalClassification Criticism_from_China
gptkbp:judges Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:ledTo Chinese_American_community_formation
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future immigration restrictions
gptkbp:legalStatus Unconstitutional after 1943
Banned_entry_of_Chinese_laborers
gptkbp:legislation Part of broader immigration policy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Repeal_Act
gptkbp:opposedBy Civil rights activists
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Nativism_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:publicAccess Protests and petitions
gptkbp:publicPerception Negative_stereotypes_of_Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:purpose Economic downturns
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Chinese_Massacre_of_1871
gptkbp:relatedTo Immigration Act of 1924
gptkbp:resultedIn Legal challenges in courts
gptkbp:significance First significant law restricting immigration to the United States
gptkbp:socialResponsibility Increased_community_organization_among_Chinese_Americans
gptkbp:supportedBy Labor_unions
gptkbp:targets Chinese_women
gptkbp:yearEstablished May 6, 1882