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Why did people from China come to the United States?

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Robert Lee

Date Filmed

January 13, 2011

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Immigration and the U.S. Policy Debate

Videos from Robert Lee

What has been the response toward immigrants arriving in the United States?
  • January 13, 2011
How has race affected the experience of immigrants?
  • January 13, 2011
How has immigration affected the countries of origin?
  • January 13, 2011
What is a diaspora?
  • January 13, 2011
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
  • January 13, 2011
Who are you and what do you do?
  • January 13, 2011
Why have there been backlashes against immigrant groups in the United States?
  • January 13, 2011
Why has the United States been a destination for immigrants?
  • January 13, 2011
Why should high school students learn about immigration?
  • January 13, 2011
How can people learn more about the experiences of different immigrant groups?
  • January 13, 2011
What are some examples of how Asian Americans have shaped or changed the U.S. Constitution?
  • January 13, 2011
Are there other events from U.S. history that influenced public opinion about immigrants?
  • January 13, 2011
How have immigrant groups organized themselves politically and socially in the United States?
  • January 13, 2011
What is the historical relationship between race and U.S. citizenship policy?
  • January 13, 2011
Why did people from China come to the United States?
  • January 13, 2011
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