Assemble one large classroom timeline from their separate findings. Compare and Contrast 6. The Chinese were not the only immigrants subject to discriminatory acts over the last century. During periods of economic strife it is not uncommon for a country's native citizens to target recent immigrants as scapegoats. Using print and electronic sources, instruct students to research one of these examples and to compare and contrast the surrounding circumstances to those of the Chinese laborers' experiences.
Presentations can be in written or graphic form.
The Chinese Exclusion Act and NAIL Research 7. Provide students with information on the main provisions of the act and its subsequent extensions, which remained in effect until its 1943 repeal. The search will result in 275 documents surrounding Chinese immigrant issues that will be listed in a table. Students should focus on a particular person and summarize the document or documents surrounding the case as done in Activity 2. The documents included in this project are from Record Group 21, Records of the U.S. Circuit Courts.