Between two worlds
Description
In the early 1880s, abetted by the Chinese Exclusion Act, a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment swept across America. This program examines the exclusion years through the stories of Chinese Americans and their families who were kept apart by both ancient custom and U.S. law. These immigrants were trapped between countries, at home neither in the U.S. nor in China. The law of the land, which separated these families, also provided relief as Chinese Americans turned to the courts for justice.
Runtime
89 min
Series
Subjects
- Racism (548)
- Labor (61)
- Asian Americans (59)
- Race discrimination (130)
- Industries (253)
- Imperialism (72)
- Immigrants (223)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
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