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immigration
Lost L.A.
Before It Embraced Immigrants, California Championed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Post date:The idea of "closing America’s gates" got its start in xenophobic 19th-century California.
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chinese american
History & Society
House Expresses Regret for Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Post date:In a rare move, the House of Representatives apologizes for the 130-year-old law that prohibited many Chinese from immigrating to the United States.
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Artbound
Pagoda in the Desert: How Chinese Immigration Shaped the Flavors of the Imperial Valley
Post date:Chinese food in the Imperial Valley and Mexicali has shaped culinary cultures.
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Transcontinental Railroad
History & Society
Exclusionary Laws and the Chinese-American Experience
Post date:This week in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act barred immigration from China. While this marked a significant point in U.S. history when a specific group was targeted in an exclusionary immigration law, it was not the first of its kind, nor was it the la...
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History
Lost L.A.
From Daisy Dell to the Hollywood Bowl, a Little Musical History for Summer
Post date:Every summer, Southern Californians flock to the Hollywood Bowl for evenings of music and picnicking under the stars. As the Los Angeles Philharmonic begins its 90th season at the venue, we look back at the Bowl's history through archived images from t...
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Chinese
Departures
Mike Eng - Assemblymember
Post date:Departures sat down with assembly member Mike Eng to talk about his personal and political journey and authored resolution, (ACR) 76, a homage to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 that proposes a day of inclusion for all Californians.