Paper families : identity, immigration administration, and Chinese exclusion / Estelle T. Lau.
A look at how the Chinese Exclusion Act and later legislation affected Chinese American communities, who created fictitious ""paper families"" to subvert immigration policies.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Durham ; London :
Duke University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Politics, history, and culture. |
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline Legal Classics Library |
| Summary: | A look at how the Chinese Exclusion Act and later legislation affected Chinese American communities, who created fictitious ""paper families"" to subvert immigration policies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 214 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |