1882 Chinese Exclusion Act

Dublin Core

Title

1882 Chinese Exclusion Act

Subject

Act of state
Legislation
Statutes--United States
Foreign workers
Emigration and immigration law

Description

An Act to establish a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States.

Type

Text

Creator

United States Congress

Language

English

Format

Text/pdf

Relation

Park County Local History Archives

Source

1882 Chinese Exclusion Act: Document, 22 The Statutes at Large of the United States of America from December, 1881, to March, 1883

Date

1882

Coverage

United States (nation)

Files

Citation

United States Congress, “1882 Chinese Exclusion Act,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed February 4, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/1959.