Videos

The following video is a short brief synopsis of the Chinese Exclusion Act 

 This is a small tidbit about the conflict between the Japanese and Chinese. As you can see the situation was becoming very desperate, hence why citizens fled the nation and came to the US.

 This video is longer, about 30 minutes, but it also provides more detailed information about the Chinese Civil War.

 This video features History Professor Madeline Hsu as she discusses early Chinese immigration in the 1900's. She describes the United State's long history of restrictive immigration laws, "...every sovereign nation, of course, want to be able to control who enters its borders, who remains. But, we have to remember that there is a powerful legacy of associating illegal immigration, undesirable immigration, with particular races of people."

The following series of videos are taken from a professional panel that discusses the Chinese Immigration of the 1900s and includes the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8

The following two videos are expression of regret of The Chinese Exclusions Act:  

This video is a promotion of the Remembering 1882 exhibit that was put on by the Chinese Historical Society of America. The second link takes you to their actual exhibit.