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威尼斯人娱乐场 Publishes Chinese Exclusion Act Book and Course
Press Release 路 Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Washington, DC

The 威尼斯人娱乐场 announced today that students and history lovers can now explore the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act through two new learning tools. 鈥淭he Chinese Exclusion Act 鈥� Researching in the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� can be downloaded from [http://owl.li/TlcPs]. Find 鈥淭he Chinese Exclusion Act鈥� from 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration on [http://owl.li/TldWn].

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Documents and records of individual case files and Certificates of Residence housed in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 detail the individual stories resulting from this and subsequent legislation.

The book 鈥� available on iPad, iPhone, and Mac 鈥� weaves together primary source documents from the Immigration Service, custom houses, ports of entry, and Angel Island Immigration Station. It includes interactive features, questions for topic exploration and reflection, transcriptions for highlighting, and review activities.

鈥淭he Chinese Exclusion Act鈥� on iTunes U is a self-paced course designed to take 21 weeks. It incorporates the companion book, articles, videos, and assignments. It challenges students to explore, discover, and research in the digitized records of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 to further understand the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act and related legislation.

These new learning tools explore stories about Chinese immigrants through primary source document analysis. These stories also reveal how the democratic rights of American-born children of these Chinese immigrants were affected by Chinese Exclusion laws. Analyzing the stories that emerge from these sources provides perspective on U.S. immigration history.

This project was made possible through a collaboration of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Apple Distinguished Educators Cheryl Davis and Mia Morrison. (ADEs) are part of a global community of education leaders recognized for doing amazing things with Apple technology in and out of the classroom. The collaboration was supported through the ADEs in Residence Program, which places selected ADEs in some of the world鈥檚 leading museums, archives, science centers, and cultural organizations to develop innovative teaching and learning resources.

In the past six months, the number of digitized records related to Chinese immigration available in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 online catalog [www.archives.gov/research/catalog] has more than doubled, thanks to the research efforts of the Apple Distinguished Educators, as well as to teachers participating in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Primarily Teaching Summer Institute in Washington, DC. All are available as teaching tools on , the online tool for teaching with documents from the 威尼斯人娱乐场, [http://owl.li/ScySO]. 威尼斯人娱乐场 facilities around the nation house original records related to Chinese immigration. Learn more [www.archives.gov/research/chinese-americans/guide.html]

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