ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊3d ago

I'm watching a PBS documentary that describes in detail ~60 years in the late 1800s-early 1900s when those of Chinese origin were legally excluded from becoming American citizens...

omg the #racism & hatred were despicable.
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Note the court case in the image (see video in link below), which has particular relevance w/ #Trump 's attempt to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants 👀

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/chinese-exclusion-act/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act
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#USA #immigration #MyThoughts

Show threadSusanna the Artist 🌻
@dalfen Growing up in an area with a lot of descendants of Chinese immigrants, I saw that racism still existed even into the late 20th century. Thank you for sharing this link. I didn’t know the whole story & Americans need to know this history.
Apr 5 at 1:52amWeb
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊3d ago
@superflippy The whole documentary focuses on racism towards the Chinese, but it includes a lot of imagery and references to racism towards others too, particularly the Black population.
It is well worth watching. And I agree 110% that Americans must know this history.