Forbidden Citizens Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress – A Legislative History By Martin B. Gold Described as “one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism,” by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882, a series of laws passed by the United States Congress between 1879 and 1943 resulted in prohibiting the Chinese as a … Read more
Forbidden Citizens Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress – A Legislative History By Martin B. Gold Described as “one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism,” by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882, a series of laws passed by the United States Congress between 1879 and 1943 resulted in prohibiting the Chinese as a … Read more
Forbidden Citizens Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress – A Legislative History By Martin B. Gold Described as “one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism,” by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882, a series of laws passed by the United States Congress between 1879 and 1943 resulted in prohibiting the Chinese as a … Read more
Forbidden Citizens Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress – A Legislative History By Martin B. Gold Described as “one of the most vulgar forms of barbarism,” by Rep. John Kasson (R-IA) in 1882, a series of laws passed by the United States Congress between 1879 and 1943 resulted in prohibiting the Chinese as a … Read more
50-2438. . . . . . . . . . . . . .KF4845. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2011-943122 MARC Gold, Martin B. Forbidden Citizens: Chinese Exclusion and the U.S. Congress. TheCapitol.Net, 2012. 572p bibl index afp ISBN 9781587332357, $29.95; ISBN 9781587332579 pbk, $19.99 In 1882 the … Read more
From a presentation on July 24, 2012, at the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) in San Francisco. Frank Wu, Dean & Chancellor of UC Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, described the beginnings of the movement seeking an apology for the U.S. Chinese exclusionary laws: Marty Gold, author of Forbidden Citizens, reflects about … Read more
Martin Gold, the author of Forbidden Citizens, gave two presentations in California this week. On July 23, 2012, Martin Gold discussed his book at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles. – World Journal article (1-page PDF) – Sing Tao Daily article by Charles Ding (1-page PDF) On July 24, 2012, Martin Gold discussed his … Read more
“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