California State Exclusion

Chinese American Museum DC
Washington, United States

In 1858 the state of California prohibited Chinese and " Mongolian " immigration. The was the first of many state and federal attempts to remove Chinese from the labor force.

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Title: California State Exclusion
Rights: Library of Congress
Medium: Poster

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