Sinophobia Or Chinese Discrimination
Sinophobia or Chinese discrimination first started in the late 1800’s with the California gold rush. This gold rush caused a sharp increase in Chinese immigration. Another factor that caused the increase in immigration is the collapse of the Qing dynasty which caused many Chinese citizens to seek refugee in America to earn a stable wage. This sudden increase in migration caused many of the working class Americans to turn against the Chinese because they thought they were stealing their jobs. Chinese discrimination was increased after the Chinese discrimination act of the late 1800’s which stopped immigration from China completely except for a few special citizens for 10 years this act was later renewed in 1892 then again in 1902 permanently.
The Chinese were discriminated again when the Naturalization act came out which gave African American people the right to become citizens, but not to Chinese born people. The exclusion act was later repealed in 1943.
The Chinese were discriminated again when the Naturalization act came out which gave African American people the right to become citizens, but not to Chinese born people. The exclusion act was later repealed in 1943.