History of Asian Americans - Brittany Le - Christine Sivilay - Mollie Frager

1923

A law mandated the segregation of Chinese through the creation of residential ethnic barrios and prohibited interracial marriages between mexican females and all Chinese males, including those whoe were naturalized Mexican citizens

1926 Chinese immigrants were the second largest number of foreigners (approx. 24,000) to reside in Mexico

1927

The treaty between Mexico and China was canceled. In July, another race-based immigration law was passed. This restricted the immigration of blacks, British, Indians, Syrians, Lebanese, Armenians, Palestinians, Arabs, Turks and Chinese

1930S

So-called Chinese problems throughout North and South America had been resolved.

1931

The legislature went after Chinese businesses by requiring that 80% of all in foreign-owned businesses be Mexican.

1932

A book called “El Ejemplo de Sonora” (The Example of Senora) by José Angel Espinoza was published. The book illustrated this message: a Mexican politician kicks a Chinese immigrant (holding a bag of gold and brink of opium) out of Sonora while holding a newly passed anti- Chinese law in his hand.