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Nativity
"Persons of African nativity or descent" is added to the language of the act of 1790, which is used to deny citizenship to Japanese & other Asian immigrants until 1952. -
Exclusion Act Passed
The chinese exclusion act was passed and finally affective... -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Exempt the chinese from coming across he border into the United States. Students, teachers, and some other chinese were soehow alllwed in at times, but barely. -
Japanese Immigrants Arrival
Japanese immigrants arrival on the mainland U.S. for work primarily as agricultural. -
First Large Japanese Protest
The first large scale anti-Japanese protest in Californiais held, organized by vvarious labor group. -
Chinese Resolution to Segregation of Chinese
The San-Francisco Board of Education passes a resolution to segregate children of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ancestry from the majority population. -
Negotiation of the Gentlemen's Agreement
President Theodore Roosevelt negotiates the Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan. This effectively ends the migration of Japanese laborers to the U.S. by having the Japanese government refuse to issue passports to them. -
Factory Fires on Immigrants
The triangle factory fire rages through the garment district of New York killing 145 young immigrants, which were workers. -
W.W.1 Interruption
World War interrupts mass immigration to the U.S. -
Literacy Test for Citizen Approval
A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law. Such legislation had previouslly secured congressional approval only to fall to vetoes by three different presidents. In this instance the bill was passed over the veto of preident Woodrow Wilson. With its congress for first time enacts a general restriction of immigrants. In this case the legislation excluded any adult unable to readsome language. The legislation also ordered the deportation of aliens who preached revolution.