Page Act of 1875
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The Page Act of 1875 was a U.S. federal law that effectively curtailed immigration from China—especially of women—by targeting and excluding those stereotyped as prostitutes or forced laborers, laying groundwork for later Chinese exclusion policies.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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immigration law → |
| appliesTo |
Asian immigrants
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Chinese immigrants → |
| associatedWith |
anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States
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gendered immigration restrictions → racialized immigration control → |
| consequence |
curtailed immigration from China
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impeded family formation among Chinese immigrants in the United States → limited Chinese female immigration → reinforced stereotypes of Chinese women as prostitutes → |
| country |
United States
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| dateEnacted |
1875-03-03
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| disproportionateImpactOn |
Chinese families
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Chinese women → |
| enactedInYear |
1875
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| enforcementLocation |
Pacific ports
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ports of embarkation in Asia → |
| era |
Reconstruction era
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| focusesOn |
Chinese women
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| followedBy |
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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| historicalSignificance |
considered first federal law restricting immigration based on race and gender stereotypes
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laid groundwork for federal Chinese exclusion regime → |
| influenced |
later Chinese exclusion policies
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| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalDomain |
immigration law of the United States
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labor regulation → morality legislation → |
| legalStatus |
repealed
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| method |
consular investigation of migrants
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exclusion of women suspected of prostitution → screening at ports of departure → |
| precededBy |
earlier state-level anti-Chinese measures
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| primaryGoal |
restrict immigration of contract laborers
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restrict immigration of convicts → restrict immigration of prostitutes → |
| regulates |
entry of contract laborers from Asia
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entry of women suspected of immoral purposes → |
| signedBy |
Ulysses S. Grant
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| subjectOf |
gender and migration research
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scholarship on Asian American history → studies of U.S. immigration law → |
| targets |
convict labor
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forced labor → prostitution → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Chinese Americans
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historicalEventAssociated |
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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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relatedTo |