A Look at Asian American Studies - Emery McKee - Ryan Caragher - Emma Rohrer - Gabe Velazquez

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Erika Lee develops a condensed history of Chinese exclusion and prejudice in this selected reading. Not only does she depict the legislation that was used by the U.s. to limit the rights and freedom of Chinese Americans, but she also shows that when these Chinese immigrants attempted to migrate to other countries such as Mexico and Canada, they continued to be discriminated against and shunned from society. Ultimately, the migration of the Chinese into western countries was met negatively across the board. Even today, we can see how the Chinese are discriminated against and used as an excuse for a country’s shortcomings. Even after the Immigration Act of 1945, which ended the Chinese Exclusion Act, people are still discriminating against the Chinese as a result of the Corona Virus.