A Legal History of Asian Americans, 1790-1990

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By Hyung-chan Kim

ISBN: 0-313-29142-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29142-5

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216 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 4/30/1994

List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Ethnic Studies

Series Number: 34

Awards:

Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award

Description: This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. Like all immigrants in America, they arrived with hopes of making a better life and home in a free country. Instead, Asian-Americans have been mistreated and discriminated against by their fellow Americans--even by Congress and the Supreme Court, which should have made and judged laws without prejudice. This study examines the way immigration and naturalization laws were unfairly administered against Asian immigrants and throws light on a less than admirable period of American legal history. It will be of great interest to scholars in Asian American studies, legal history, and American history.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Colonial Period (1609-1774)
Revolutionary Period (1775-1840)
Beginning of the Federal Control (1841-1882)
The Restriction Period (1882-1920)
The Exclusion Period (1921-1952)
Partial Liberalization Period (1952-1965)
The Liberalization Era (1965-Present)
Select Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 93-31625

LCC Class: KF4848

Dewey Class: 346.7301


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