American Experience · SEASON 30

The Chinese Exclusion Act

Episode 6 · 2018-05-29

★ 2.8
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Season 30Episode 6★ 2.8/10
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Episode overview

The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already there to become U.S. citizens.

55 minutes

Season 30 episodes

1. Into the Amazon2018-01-09 2. The Secret of Tuxedo Park2018-01-16 3. The Gilded Age2018-02-06 4. The Bombing of Wall Street2018-02-13 5. The Island Murder2018-04-17 6. The Chinese Exclusion Act2018-05-29 7. The Circus (1)2018-10-08 8. The Circus (2)2018-10-09 9. The Eugenics Crusade2018-10-16