“Congress is a busy place and very little happens by accident. The [Chinese-American] community acted, organized and Congress looked at it, and was willing to act. It is a sad story with a happy ending, but nobody would bother to tell the story if it didn’t matter to the community itself.” “Act of honor,” by … Read more
Martin Gold, author of “Forbidden Citizens,” will be speaking about his book at these upcoming events. July 23, 2012: 7:00 pm. Martin Gold will be discussing his book at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles at the Pico House, 424 North Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90012. For more information, contact the Museum: 213-485-8567, … Read more
Gold, Martin B. Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress: A Legislative History. TheCapitol.net. 2012. c.550p. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781587332357. $29.95. REF “This landmark volume on the subject of exclusionary policies against Chinese and Chinese Americans is the culmination of lengthy research conducted while attorney Gold (Senate Procedure and Practice) represented a number of … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, VA – (July 4, 2012) From 1879-1943, Anti-Chinese Racism Was Official US Policy In the early years after the Civil War, the United States at first encouraged Chinese laborers to immigrate—to build the transcontinental railroad and dig mines. But when white settlers began to feel overrun, western politicians forged an alliance with southern Democrats … Read more
It has been sixty-nine years since the last of the infamous Chinese Exclusion laws were repealed allowing Chinese immigrants to become U.S citizens. Today, H. Res. 683, a bipartisan resolution expressing regret for six decades of legislation targeting the Chinese people for physical and political exclusion, was passed in the House of Representatives. With the … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Executive Order Obama signs Executive Order NDRP Martial Law – Hannity Full News Clip Fox News (Mar 19, 2012) Executive orders are unilateral orders issued by the president, without congressional approval. They are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the president manages the … Read more
The lesson which I have learned in life, which is impressed on me daily, and more deeply as I grow old, is the lesson of Good Will and Good Hope. I believe that to-day is better than yesterday, and that to-morrow will be better than to-day. I believe that in spite of so many errors … Read more
Marion Barry’s statement that Asians “ought to go” is an echo of what American political leaders were saying in the late-1800s. He echoes Denis Kearney, a sandlot orator in California who ended his speeches during the 1870s with the cry of “The Chinese must go!” Forbidden Citizens, § 2.11, Denis Kearney and the Sandlot Orators. … Read more
From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Committee of the Whole photo credit: flowercarole The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, more often referred to as the “Committee of the Whole,” is the House of Representatives operating as a committee on which all 435 House members serve. … Read more
Chinese Population in the United States, 1860-1940, Section 2.29, Forbidden Citizens, by Martin B. Gold. Published July 4, 2012, in the Year of the Dragon. § 2.29 Sources: Prof. Sue Fawn Chung, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and U.S. Census Bureau Chinese American Population State Chinese American Demographics (Census 2000), from Ameredia Media 2010 Census … Read more