Asian American Experience In The U.S. A Chronological History: 1763-1992

Flashcards covering key terminology and historical events related to the Asian American experience in the U.S. from 1763 to 1992.

Opium War

The first Opium War (1842-52) was a conflict between China and the British Empire, resulting in the Treaty of Nanjing.

Burlingame Treaty

An 1868 agreement recognizing the right of free migration and emigration between the U.S. and China.

Chinese Exclusion Act

The law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.

Geary Act

A 1892 act that extended the Chinese Exclusion Act for another 10 years and denied legal protections for Chinese immigrants.

Magnuson Act

The 1943 act that repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act and established a quota for Chinese immigration.

War Brides Act

A 1944 act removing racial restrictions for Asian brides and allowing their entry into the United States.

Vincent Chin

A Chinese American who was murdered in 1982, prompting outrage over racial violence.

Civil Liberties Act of 1988

The act that offered reparations to Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

Indentured Servants

Laborers who agreed to work for a specific period in exchange for passage to America, commonly seen during the California Gold Rush.

Japanese Internment

The forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II following the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Term: 1763

Definition: First recorded settlement of Filipinos in America, escaping Spanish galleons by jumping ship in New Orleans and fleeing into the bayous.

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Term: 1790

Definition: First recorded arrival of an Asian Indian in the United States.

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Term: 1842-1852

Definition: First Opium War between China and Britain, resulting in the Treaty of Nanjing, forcing China to pay

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Term: 1847

Definition: Three Chinese students arrive in New York City for schooling; Yung Wing later graduates from Yale in 1854, becoming the first Chinese to graduate from a U.S. university.

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Term: 1848-1852

Definition: Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, CA, attracting Chinese immigrants as indentured servants during the California Gold Rush, who later served as cheap labor for railroads, mines, and other industries.

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Term: 1852

Definition: California imposes a Foreign Miner's License Tax of

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Term: 1854 (Law Forbidding Testimony)

Definition: Law enacted forbidding Chinese from testifying in court against whites, depriving them of legal protection and leading to increased violence.

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Term: 1859

Definition: Exclusion of Chinese from public schools in San Francisco.

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Term: 1860

Definition: First Japanese delegation visits Washington, D.C.

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Term: 1868

Definition: The Burlingame Treaty recognizes the rights of free migration and emigration for U.S. citizens and China.

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Term: 1892

Definition: Geary Act prohibits Chinese immigration for another

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10years and denies bail for writ of habeas corpus.

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Term: 1894

Definition: Saito, a Japanese man, is refused U.S. citizenship as he is deemed neither white nor black.

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Term: 1898

Definition: Philippine Islands become a protectorate of the United States under the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, and Hawaii is annexed to the United States.

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Term: 1901

Definition: Drought in northwestern Korea results in rice shortages.

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Term: 1902

Definition: Congress indefinitely extends the prohibition against Chinese immigration.