1. Title Page

2. Table of Contents

3. Chronology of Asian Immigration 1830-1877

4. Timeline Web Resources 1830-1877

5. Chronology of Asian Immigration 1879-1898

6. Timeline Web Resources 1879-1898

7. Chronology of Asian Immigration 1902-1924

8. Timeline Web Resources 1902-1924

9. Chronology of Asian Immigration 1943-1989

10. Timeline Web Resources 1943-1989

11. Social Studies Standards

12. Technology Standards

13. Resources

1830’s

Chinese “sugar masters” working in Hawaii. Chinese sailors and Peddlers in New York.

Gold discovered in California. Chinese begin to arrive.

1848

1852

First group of Chinese laborers land in Hawaii. Over 20,000 Chinese enter California.

1858

California passes a law to bar entry of Chinese and “Mongolians.”

1865

Central Pacific Railroad Co. recruits Chinese workers for Transcontinental Railroad.

1868

US and China sign treaty recognizing rights of their citizens to emigrate. 149 Japanese laborers illegally arrive in Hawaii.

1875

Page Law bars entry of Chinese, Japanese , and “Mongolian” criminals and laborers.

1877

Japanese Christians in San Francisco establish first immigrant association in US.

Gold Rushhttp://www.historichwy49.com/ethnic/chinese.htmlhttp://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/chinhate.htmlhttp://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/oakland/culture/ninagr.html

Burlingame-Seward Treaty: 1868http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/treaty1868.htm

Page Lawhttp://www.sanfranciscochinatown.com/history/1875pagelaw.html

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC040855/chineseimmigrantstext.htm

Central Pacific Railroad Co.http://www.answers.com/topic/transcontinental-railroadhttp://www.cprr.org/Museum/Chinese.htmlhttp://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch405/IUP/rail.htmlhttp://www.apa.si.edu/ongoldmountain/gallery2/gallery2.html

1879

California passes law requiring towns and cities to remove Chinese from city limits, but US court declares this law unconstitutional.

US and China sign treaty giving US the right to limit, but not prohibit, Chinese immigration.

1880

1882

Chinese Exclusion Law suspends immigration of laborers for 10 years.

1885

Japanese contract laborers arrive in Hawaii under the Irwin Convention.

1886

Residents of many places in American West forcibly expel the Chinese. Chinese immigration to Hawaii ends.

1892

Geary Law renews exclusion of Chinese laborers for another ten years and requires all Chinese to register.

1894

US court declares that Japanese are ineligible for naturalization. Japanese immigration to Hawaii ends.

1898

Wong Kim Ark v. US decides that Chinese born in US can’t be stripped of citizenship..

Chinese Exclusion Lawhttp://www.cetel.org/1882_exclusion.htmlhttp://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5036/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views3e.htmhttp://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/pjc1.html

Geary Lawhttp://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/chinese_exclusion.htmlhttp://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/asian_voices/voices_display.cfm?id=37

Wong Kim Ark v. UShttp://www.cetel.org/1898_wongkim.htmlhttp://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/422/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Wong_Kim_Arkhttp://www.historynow.org/03_2005/inter1.html

1902

Chinese exclusion extended another ten years. 250 Chinese arrested for lack of registration certificates in Boston.

First group of Korean workers arrive in Hawaii. Filipino students arrive in US for Higher education.

1903

1907

“Gentlemen’s Agreement”- Japan stops issuing passports to laborers desiring to emigrate to US. Filipino Laborers arrive in US. Asian Indians driven out of Washington. 1910

Administrative measures used to restrict influx of Asian Indians into California

1917

Arizona passes Alien Land Law- Defines “barred zone” (including India) from which no immigrants can come.

1922

Takao Ozawa v. US declares Asian Indians not eligible for naturalized citizenship. Cable act removes citizenship for woman who marry immigrants ineligible for citizenship.

1923

US declares Asian Indians not eligible for naturalized citizenship.

1924

Immigration Act denies entry to virtually all Asians.

Gentlemen’s Agreementhttp://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Gentlemen's-Agreementhttp://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_035600_gentlemensag.htmhttp://www.njamf.com/exclude.htmhttp://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/g/ge/gentlemens_agreement.htm

Immigration Acthttp://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1398.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924http://showme.missouri.edu/~socbrent/immigr.htm

Takao Ozawa v. UShttp://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=260&invol=178http://brownvboard.org/brwnqurt/03-4/03-4a.htmhttp://www.historynow.org/03_2005/inter2.htmlhttp://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views4d.htm

1943

Congress repeals all Chinese exclusion laws, grants right of naturalization and a small immigration quota to Chinese.

California repeals its alien land laws.

1956

1965

All Asian countries given equal quotas for immigrants under Immigration Law.

1975

Over 130,000 refugees enter the US from Vietnam, Kampuchea, and Laos as Communist governments are established there.

1989

US reaches agreement with Vietnam to allow political prisoners to emigrate to the US.

Repeal of Chinese Exclusion Acts

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0811914.htmlhttp://www.cetel.org/1943_repeal.htmlhttp://sun.menloschool.org/~mbrody/ushistory/angel/exclusion_act/

Immigration Lawhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1965http://www.cis.org/articles/1995/back395.htmlhttp://history.sandiego.edu/gen/soc/immig.html

Social Studies Standards:

1) Historical Thinking

Students will develop historical thinking skills, including chronological

thinking and recognizing change over time; contextualizing, comprehending and

analyzing historical literature; researching historical sources; understanding the

concept of historical causation; understanding com peting narratives and

interpretation; and constructing narratives and interpretation.

2) Local, United States and World History

Students will use historical thinking skills to develop understanding of the

major historical periods, issues and trends in United States history, world

history, and Connecticut and local history.

8) I nternational Relations

Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the major elements of

international relations and world affairs affect their lives and the security and

well-being of their community, state and nation.

Technology Standards:

3. Career Awareness

Students will become aware of the world of work and its function in

society, diversity, expectations, trends and requirements.

7. Communications Systems

Students will understand and be able to effectively apply physical,

graphic and electronic communications techniques in processing,

transmitting, receiving and organizing information.

8. Production Systems

Students will understand and be able to demonstrate the methods

involved in turning raw materials into usable products.

References

State Board of Education. (2002). A guide to k-12 program development. State of Connecticut.

Chan, Sucheng. (1991). Asian Americans, an Interpretive History. Twayne Publishers, Boston.