R ic B urns and L i -S hin Y u, directors. The Chinese Exclusion Act
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8625491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beth Lew-Williams (0000-0002-6875-3725, Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 178-180 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8762 • E-ISSN: 1937-5239 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ahr/rhy477 |
| OpenAlex | W2914299104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In the midst of a campaign to raise funds for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1885, a fundraiser approached Saum Song Bo. For the Chinese immigrant living in New York, the irony and insult of this solicitation was too much. Only three years before, the United States had barred new Chinese laborers from entering the country and all Chinese immigrants from becoming U.S. citizens. “This country is the land of liberty for all men of all nations except the Chinese,” wrote Saum Song Bo in an open letter of protest. “Whether the statute against the Chinese or the statue to Liberty will be the more lasting monument to tell future ages of the liberty and greatness of this country, will be known only to future generations.” Since he penned these words, generations have passed. Can we now tell what is the more lasting symbol of America—the statute that once banned immigrants based on their race, or the statue that offers refuge to the “huddled masses” at our shores
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |