The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Hawaii

dc.contributor.advisor	Williams, Charles
dc.contributor.advisor	Ignacio, Emily
dc.contributor.author	Zeller, Theresa J.
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-03T06:33:10Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-03T06:33:10Z
dc.date.issued	2013-04-01
dc.description	Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)
dc.description.abstract	The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first piece of U.S. legislation to bar a specific ethnic group from immigrating to U.S. soil, thus demonstrating how regional agendas can and do turn into national policies. However, despite its impact and historical significance, the Chinese exclusion movement is often only vaguely referenced within general history texts. In this thesis, the author analyzes the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California and Hawaii and discusses how such experiences present a fuller understanding of the politics behind the Chinese Exclusion Act.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1773/54636
dc.title	The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Hawaii
dc.type	Thesis

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