Ramtin Arablouei

And this effort didn't just come in the form of violent mob attacks. It was cemented into law. In 1882, Congress passed a bill called the Chinese Exclusion Act.

And this effort didn't just come in the form of violent mob attacks. It was cemented into law. In 1882, Congress passed a bill called the Chinese Exclusion Act.

And this effort didn't just come in the form of violent mob attacks. It was cemented into law. In 1882, Congress passed a bill called the Chinese Exclusion Act.

This is Jason Oliver Chang.

This is Jason Oliver Chang.

This is Jason Oliver Chang.

Jason says that as soon as the law passed, customs officials around the country began looking for Chinese laborers who might be in the U.S. in violation of the law.

Jason says that as soon as the law passed, customs officials around the country began looking for Chinese laborers who might be in the U.S. in violation of the law.

Jason says that as soon as the law passed, customs officials around the country began looking for Chinese laborers who might be in the U.S. in violation of the law.

There was also the Page Act, which barred all Chinese women, except for the wives of merchants, from entering the United States. There was also the Geary Act that required all Chinese immigrants to constantly walk around with identification papers.

There was also the Page Act, which barred all Chinese women, except for the wives of merchants, from entering the United States. There was also the Geary Act that required all Chinese immigrants to constantly walk around with identification papers.

There was also the Page Act, which barred all Chinese women, except for the wives of merchants, from entering the United States. There was also the Geary Act that required all Chinese immigrants to constantly walk around with identification papers.

And for many Chinese people in the U.S., the message was clear.

And for many Chinese people in the U.S., the message was clear.

And for many Chinese people in the U.S., the message was clear.

He had no idea that he would soon be stuck on a steamship off the coast of California within sight of his hometown, told by his own government that he was not allowed back into the country of his birth, that all of a sudden he was not a citizen.

He had no idea that he would soon be stuck on a steamship off the coast of California within sight of his hometown, told by his own government that he was not allowed back into the country of his birth, that all of a sudden he was not a citizen.

He had no idea that he would soon be stuck on a steamship off the coast of California within sight of his hometown, told by his own government that he was not allowed back into the country of his birth, that all of a sudden he was not a citizen.

Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was the leader of the nine justices that made up the Supreme Court. And let's just say they had a bit of a reputation.

Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was the leader of the nine justices that made up the Supreme Court. And let's just say they had a bit of a reputation.