Index

Chinese Americans

  • Chinese excluded from San Francisco public schools.

    Chinese excluded from San Francisco public schools.
  • Transcontinental Railroad

    Transcontinental Railroad
    Central Pacific Railroad Co. recruits Chinese workers for the transcontinental railroad.
  • Chinese evclusion law

    Chinese evclusion law
    Chinese Exclusion Law suspends U.S. immigration of laborers for ten years.
    - Chinese community leaders form Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA or Chinese Six Companies) in San Francisco.
    - U.S. and Korea sign first treaty.
  • amendment act of 1947

    amendment act of 1947
    Amendment to 1945 War Brides Act allows Chinese American veterans to bring brides into the U.S.
  • establishment of diplomatic

    establishment of diplomatic
    Establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the U.S. reunites members of long-separated Chinese American families.