Minorities

Hayford, China, 1997

January 1, 1997

Philip Cho reviews the book for H-Asia, November 1997, credit H-Asia.

Chinese Exclusion Act May 6, 1882

December 13, 1901

This act provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. For the first time, Federal law proscribed entry of an ethnic working group on the premise that it endangered the good order of certain localities.

Chinese Minority Textiles – Exploring Techniques and Sources With Pam Najdowski

The Society of Asian Art presents Pam Najdowski. Her talk will focus on the unique textile traditions of the ethnic minority peoples living in the mountainous areas of Guizhou, Guangxi, and Yunnan Provinces of China.

From “Yellow Peril” to “Model Minority”: Chinese American Educational Experiences under the Perspective of Racial Formation

Harvard-Yenching Institute hosts a talk with Chen Bateer on the transition of public opinion towards Chinese immigrants in the U.S.

Vanishing Beauty: Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection

Art Institute Chicago presents an exhibition of jewelry and ritual objects from nomadic and tribal cultures of Asia.

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