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Early Chinese Immigration to the US
An 1871 political cartoon, “The Chinese Question.”

An 1871 political cartoon, “The Chinese Question.”

Citation Information
Nast, Thomas, “The Chinese Question,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/77aafeb1a2d4ac0cde82f7800975f3e0.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of The New York Public Library.

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Item 10 of 14 in the Primary Source Set Early Chinese Immigration to the US

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A photo of four Chinese field hands, 1898.
A photo from a family’s applications to reenter the U.S., circa 1892­-1900.
A photo of Chinese workers on the Central Pacific Railroad, circa 1863­.
A photo of a Minnesota YMCA’s English class for Chinese speakers, circa 1895­-1900.
A certificate of residence for a Chinese man living in California, 1894.
Three letters from a set written from 1946­-1948 between a Chinese-­American husband and wife (in Chinese with English translations).
Flyers distributed by trade unions for a boycott of Chinese and Japanese-­run businesses, 1898.
An 1882 political cartoon of politicians showing “unanimity” on the issue of Chinese immigration by beating a Chinese worker.
An 1870 political cartoon, “Throwing Down The Ladder By Which They Rose.”
An 1871 political cartoon, “The Chinese Question.”
A deposition of “a non-­Chinese witness” testifying for a Chinese man’s immigration process, 1902.
An application of a “lawfully domiciled Chinese merchant, teacher, or student,” 1923.
A photo of a crowd gathered around a man dressed as a dragon during the Chinese New Year Celebration, Chinatown, 1920s.
A photo of a Chinese boy and his father, 1899.

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