Geary Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Chinese_American_Citizens_Alliance
gptkbp:amends Immigration Act of 1924
gptkbp:associatedWith Labor movement tensions
gptkbp:civicEngagement Mobilized_Chinese_American_activism
gptkbp:community_involvement Organized_resistance_from_Chinese_communities
gptkbp:controversy Faced opposition from civil rights advocates
gptkbp:critical_reception Mixed reactions from the public
gptkbp:culturalImpact Contributed to cultural stereotypes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:duration 10 years
gptkbp:economicImpact Affected labor market dynamics
gptkbp:education Taught_in_U.S._history_classes
gptkbp:electionYear 1943
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1902
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U.S._Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service
Immigration officials
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of academic research
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_broader_anti-Asian_sentiment_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Remains a reference point in discussions of immigration policy.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Debates on immigration policy
Part_of_the_narrative_of_exclusion_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented_in_U.S._legislative_archives
Symbol_of_racial_discrimination_in_U.S._law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geary Act
gptkbp:impact Chinese_American_communities
Increased_discrimination_against_Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:influence Influenced future immigration reform debates
gptkbp:internationalClassification Criticism_from_China
gptkbp:internationalStudents Reduced_Chinese_immigration_numbers
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_William_McKinley
gptkbp:is_used_in Lasting_impact_on_U.S.-China_relations
gptkbp:judges Faced legal challenges in courts
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future immigration policies
gptkbp:legalStatus Deportation_of_undocumented_Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:legislation Part_of_U.S._immigration_law_history
gptkbp:mandates Required_Chinese_residents_to_carry_identification
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1882
gptkbp:politicalPosition Racial tensions in the late 19th century
gptkbp:politicalRole Influenced political discourse on immigration
gptkbp:president gptkb:Benjamin_Harrison
gptkbp:publicAccess Protests_from_Chinese_communities
gptkbp:publications Covered in historical journals
gptkbp:purpose Restrict_immigration_of_Chinese_laborers
gptkbp:relatedEvent Chinese_American_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
gptkbp:significance Extended_the_Chinese_Exclusion_Act_of_1882
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:targets Chinese_immigrants
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1892