Paper Families: Identity, Immigration Administration, and Chinese Exclusion

by Estelle T. Lau

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese the first immigrant group officially excluded from the United States. In Paper Families, Estelle T. Lau demonstrates how exclusion affected Chinese American communities and initiated the development of restrictive U.S. immigration policies and practices. Through the enforcement of the Exclusion Act and subsequent legislation, the U.S. immigration service developed new forms of record keeping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0029WNQFI
• ISBN13: 9780822337478
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"