Chinese Immigration to the US in the 1800s
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- Establish a baseline history of Chinese immigration and the steps taken by Congress to limit the Chinese in the 1800s.
- Examine historical context for immigration struggles in the 1800s to show that Chinese and Chinese Americans were the first to take steps against prejudicial ordinances.
- Break down the Wong Kim Ark court case, a land mark Supreme Court case, in which the Supreme Court made a judicial decision on what it meant to be a natural born citizen of the United States and discuss the relationship between birthplace and citizenship.
- Examine how Asians are given the “perpetual foreigner” label but frequently are left out of conversations on immigration.
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