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A Legal History of Asian Americans, 1790-1990
This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. This study examines the way immigration and naturalization laws were unfairly administered against Asian immigrants and throws light on a less than admirable period of American legal history.
| Author(s) | By Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 216 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 11 Apr 1994 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. This study examines the way immigration and naturalization laws were unfairly administered against Asian immigrants and throws light on a less than admirable period of American legal history.
Foreword Preface Introduction Colonial Period (1609-1774) Revolutionary Period (1775-1840) Beginning of the Federal Control (1841-1882) The Restriction Period (1882-1920) The Exclusion Period (1921-1952) Partial Liberalization Period (1952-1965)
HYUNG-CHAN KIM is Professor of Education and Asian American Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He is the author and editor of several books, including the Dictionary of Asian American History Greenwood, 1986).
