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Timeline of
Chinese in America
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International/ National
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Date |
Local
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Jan. 23, 1864 |
- Washington Territory made a law: An
Act to protect free White labor against competition with Chinese
Cooline labor and to discourage the immigration of Chinese into
this territory. |
The Burlingame
Treaty made it easier for Chinese people to enter the US.
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1868 |
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1870s |
Northern Pacific Railroad hires hundreds of Chinese
laborers |
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1880s |
Economic Depression in NW. |
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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1882 |
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Feb. 9, 1886 |
Sheriff Billings patrolled against anti-Chinese riots
in Olympia
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Congress expanded Exclusion
Laws to last forever.
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1902 |
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San
Francisco earthquake destroys
immigration records. Chinese emigrants falsely claim citizenship
known as: Paper Sons.
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1906 |
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1913 |
Final location of Olympia's
Chinatown is located on Water St. |
Japanese Occupation of China.
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1930s |
Many Chinese businesses close due to the Great
Depression, and
many of them move to Seattle. |
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1934 |
Sam Fun Locke "the mayor of Chinatown" dies in Olympia. |
US Congress repeals Chinese
Exclusion Laws.
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1943 |
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Communist victory in China.
Cultural Revolution.
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1949 |
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Civil
Rights Act inspires minorities to speak out, including Asian-Americans.
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1964 |
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1974 |
Olympia Area Chinese Fellowship is founded. |
China's ruler Mao
Tse-Tung dies.
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1976 |
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China
Open Door Policy opens
trade between China and USA.
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1981 |
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1996 |
In Washington State, Gary Locke becomes the first
Chinese-American Governor. |
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