The Page Act of 1875: Rethinking Its Significance 150 Years Later

The Page Act of 1875: Rethinking Its Significance 150 Years Later Webinar
 

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Page Act of 1875, which excluded women imported for the purposes of prostitution and convicted criminals and criminalized the importation of forcibly recruited Asian workers. Targeted largely at Chinese migrants, especially women, the law was the federal government’s first direct attempt to limit Asian immigration to the United States. This event uses the anniversary as an opportunity to discuss the significance of the Page Act for US immigration history, Asian American history, and more broadly the politics of race, gender, and class in US history based on the most recent scholarship.

Cosponsored by the Immigration History Research Center and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Featuring:
Dr. Charlotte Brooks, Baruch College
Dr. Hardeep Dhillon, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Beth Lew-Williams, Princeton University
Dr. Eva Payne, University of Mississippi
Dr. Naoko Wake, Michigan State University

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