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The 1892 Geary Act, “Chinese catchers,” and federal efforts to deport Chinese immigrants
Read more: The 1892 Geary Act, “Chinese catchers,” and federal efforts to deport Chinese immigrantsConnie Young Yu and Barre Fong have created an online exhibit titled The Geary Act Project which focuses on late 19th century “Certificates of Residence” required to be carried by Chinese immigrants living in the U.S. to prove that they were legal residents and not in violation of the Chinese Exclusion Act. The Geary Act…
