The Lost Ones 8211 Young Chinese Americans

The Lost Ones – Young Chinese Americans Due to harsh immigration laws, in American history, Chinese have often relied on illegal means of entering the United States. For example, in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act (Chinese Exclusion Act, Documents on Anti-Chinese Immigration Policy.) was passed, the first and only act that restricted immigration from one particular ethnicity. This act restricted immigration of Chinese labourers. In 1888, this act was extended to all Chinese immigrants except for officials, teachers, …

…that they are denying a part of who they really are. So, wake up, the lost ones! Bibliography - “Angel Island, Jewel of San Francisco Bay”, Francis J. Clauss, 1982. Briarcliff Press, Inc. Menlo Park, California. - “Cultural Balancing Act Adds to Teen Angst”, JULIE TAMAKI, http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/REPORTS/ASIANS/part2.1.htm - Documents on Anti-Chinese Immigration Policy , Archives of the West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs670/chinxact.htm