Immigration, Exclusion, and Taxation: Anti-Chinese Legislation in Gold Rush California

Kanazawa, Mark

doi:10.1017/s0022050705000288

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“…Thousands of mostly young males rushed in from the East and Midwest and from Latin America and Europe to prospect for gold or to supply goods and services to the miners. Among the motley and polyglot gold rushers, the largest group of foreign workers was Chinese, comprising up to a quarter of miners in some counties (Kanizawa 2005). These comprised the first cohort of immigrants who left Guangdong Province to work in California and other parts of the West.…”

Section: Perpetual Aliens In Our Midstmentioning

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Settler Colonialism as Structure

Glenn

2015

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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Understanding settler colonialism as an ongoing structure rather than a past historical event serves as the basis for an historically grounded and inclusive analysis of U.S. race and gender formation. The settler goal of seizing and establishing property rights over land and resources required the removal of indigenes, which was accomplished by various forms of direct and indirect violence, including militarized genocide. Settlers sought to control space, resources, and people not only by occupying land but also by establishing an exclusionary private property regime and coercive labor systems, including chattel slavery to work the land, extract resources, and build infrastructure. I examine the various ways in which the development of a white settler U.S. state and political economy shaped the race and gender formation of whites, Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Chinese Americans.

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Section: Perpetual Aliens In Our Midstmentioning

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Settler Colonialism as Structure

Glenn

2015

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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“…Chinese labor was considered crucial during the 1850s. It was stated that "Opposition to exclusion occurred in California in the early 1850s because Chinese immigrants were important taxpayers when both the state and localities were experiencing major financial difficulties" [2]. Continuing with this idea that Chinese immigrants who are mostly male contributed to these major financial crises.…”

Section: Early Chinese Immigrants In United Statementioning

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Initiative or Passive: Self-Identity’s Change of Chinese American Females in Interracial Marriage

Liu¹,

Sheng²,

Xiong³

2022

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The racial topic is always the hot spot among the American public. As the significant minority group with special background in America, Chinese American females in interracial marriage are worthwhile to be focused on. In this research, we contribute to figuring out the reasons behind the self-identity change of Chinese American women from aspects of history, politics and economics. Through data research and literature analysis, the paper demonstrates the real position of Chinese American women in interracial marriage. It indicates that the necessity of adapting to American society and the chasing for self-worth facilitate self-identity changes. This finding also shows that higher status in society is what Chinese American females are eager for, so interracial marriage becomes an ideal way to obtain what they desire. It provides a fresh point to survey the situation of Chinese immigrants in America, especially leading people to pay more attention to Chinese American women's living conditions and psychology in interracial marriage.

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“…8 8 It must be noted, however, that native‐born miners of European descent did harass and even attack Chilean, Mexican, Chinese, Native American, and French gold hunters. In 1850, California even passed a tax on foreign‐born miners, a measure aimed primarily at the Chinese (Kanazawa 2005). …”

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Ricardo, Gold, and Rails: Discovering the Origins ofProgress and Poverty

England

2010

American J Econ Sociol

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Henry George's Progress and Poverty was one of the most widely read books of the 19th century. It is important to acknowledge the influence of classical writers such as Smith and Ricardo on George's thought. However, the content of George's most popular work cannot be fully appreciated unless one takes account of the historical period and social context within which its author came to maturity: Philadelphia and California before 1879 are part of the story of Progress and Poverty (1979).

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Immigration, Exclusion, and Taxation: Anti-Chinese Legislation in Gold Rush California

Cited by 35 publications

References 7 publications

Settler Colonialism as Structure

Settler Colonialism as Structure

Initiative or Passive: Self-Identity’s Change of Chinese American Females in Interracial Marriage

Ricardo, Gold, and Rails: Discovering the Origins ofProgress and Poverty

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