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Frank H. Yick Gallery


Remembering 1882: Fighting for Civil Rights in the Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act
02/12/2008 [Tuesday] - 12/13/2008 [Saturday]
This important exhibit acknowledges the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 that had a dramatic effect on immigrant populations for decades afterwards. On May 6, 1882, Congress passed the nation's first immigration legislation—a law to prevent people of Chinese descent from entering the United States. The law would tear apart families and cut the nation's Chinese American population in half while removing their right to become US citizens.

Remembering 1882 commemorates the Exclusion Act by exploring the historical debate from its origins through its full repeal in 1968, the civil rights struggle of Chinese Americans and their allies, and the historic importance of habeas corpus in the Chinese American community.

"It is impossible to preserve the integrity of a government like ours if we deny any class in our community the equal protection of the laws."

--Ng Poon Chew and Patrick Healy, 1905
"A Statement for Non-Exclusion"

http://remembering1882.org

 
 

Philip P. Choy Gallery


To Enjoy and Defend Our American Citizenship
02/12/2008 [Tuesday] - 12/13/2008 [Saturday]
CHSA and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance present To Enjoy and Defend Our American Citizenship. In the 1880s, the federal government passes legislation that removes the equal protection under the law provided by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Racial discrimination and violent attacks intensify throughout the next decades, and community members face the challenge of organizing to fight for basic human rights.

Join CHSA in exploring the experiences of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in their groundbreaking work alongside groups such as the NAACP to challenge discriminatory laws and create the support systems necessary for survival in a segregated United States.
 		 
     
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